Proverbs

Chapter 29

The Flourishing of the Righteous

Proverbs 29 gathers sayings about correction, leadership, justice, anger, speech, and the social effects of righteousness or wickedness in power. The chapter repeatedly shows that flourishing comes where discipline, fairness, and reverence guide both household life and public order.

Within Proverbs, this chapter sharpens the book's concern for the public consequences of personal character. It ties parental correction, royal justice, self-restraint, and trust in the LORD into one vision of a community that rejoices under righteousness and suffers under folly and oppression.

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Proverbs 29

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vv. 1-27

The Flourishing of the Righteous

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A¹ man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof ²When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, ³A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, ⁴By justice a king brings stability to the land, ⁵A man who flatters his neighbor ⁶An evil man is caught by his own sin, ⁷The righteous consider the cause of the poor, ⁸Mockers inflame a city,

⁹If a wise man goes to court with a fool, ¹⁰Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, ¹¹A fool vents all his anger, ¹²If a ruler listens to lies, ¹³The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: ¹⁴A king who judges the poor with fairness—

¹⁵A rod of correction imparts wisdom, ¹⁶When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; ¹⁷Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; ¹⁸Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint;

¹⁹A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; ²⁰Do you see a man who speaks in haste? ²¹A servant pampered from his youth ²²An angry man stirs up dissension, ²³A man’s pride will bring him low, ²⁴A partner to a thief hates his own soul; ²⁵The fear of man is a snare, ²⁶Many seek the ruler’s favor, ²⁷An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,

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01vv. 1-27The Flourishing of the RighteousThis chapter moves from stubborn refusal of correction to the communal joy or misery produced by righteous or wicked rule, then turns through discipline, speech, fear, and final moral contrasts. Across the sequence, wisdom is shown not merely as private prudence but as the force that steadies homes, rulers, and whole societies.