Proverbs 29:3
A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
4A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:8Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house,
Proverbs 6:26For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
Proverbs 15:20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 21:20In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
Proverbs 23:24The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.
Proverbs 28:7He that keepeth the Law, is a childe of vnderstanding: but hee that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:3
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. This is what was said before, ch. xxviii. 12 , 28 . 1. The people will have cause to rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked; for, if the righteous be in authority, sin will be punished and restrained, religion and virtue will be supported and kept in reputation; but, if the wicked get power in their hands, wickedness will abound, religion and religious people will be… Read the whole commentary →