Proverbs 29:18
Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
Young's Literal Translation
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 giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
19By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
Cross References
Exodus 32:25And Moses seeth the people that it [is] unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,
2 Chronicles 28:19for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.
Psalms 19:11Also — Thy servant is warned by them, 'In keeping them [is] a great reward.'
Psalms 119:1[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
Proverbs 19:16Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
Amos 8:11Lo, days are coming, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And I have sent a famine into the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water But of hearing the words 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 →