Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 29:18-27"

Proverbs 29:18-27

New Revised Standard NRS

18 Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.

19 By mere words servants are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed.

20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.

21 A slave pampered from childhood will come to a bad end.

22 One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression.

23 A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one's own life; one hears the victim's curse, but discloses nothing.

25 The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

26 Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

New International Version NIV

18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.

19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

21 A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.

22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.

25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice.

27 The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.