Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people become unruly; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
In Context
17Chastise thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
19A servant will not be corrected by words; For, though he understand, he will not obey.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11By them also is thy servant warned, And in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:1Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his life; But he that neglecteth his ways shall die.
Amos 8:11Behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord Jehovah, That I will send a famine upon the land; Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the word of Jehovah.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:18
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. Note, 1. It is a very happy thing when children prove the comfort of their parents. Good children are so; they give them rest, make them easy, and free from the many cares they have had concerning them; yea, they give delight unto their souls. It is a pleasure to parents, which none know but those that are blessed with it, to see the happy fruit of the good education they have given their children, and to have a prospect of… Read the whole commentary →