Proverbs 21:29

29 vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum qui autem rectus est corrigit viam suam

Proverbs 21:29 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:29

A wicked man hardeneth his face
Against all corrections and reproofs of parents, masters, ministers, and others; he blushes not at sins committed, and is not ashamed of them, but glories in them: or, he "strengthens with his face" F12; he puts an impudent face upon his words, and confirms them by his impudence; if he tells the most notorious lies, and says things the most shameful and scandalous, his countenance does not alter, by which he would be thought to have spoken what is right and true; but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way;
or "his ways" F13; according to the various reading; the man that is upright in heart, and walks uprightly, he directs his way according to the word of God; and, if he does amiss, when sensible he is ashamed of it, and amends.


FOOTNOTES:

F12 (wynpb zeh) "roborat vultu suo", Baynus; "in faciebus suis", Montanus.
F13 (wykrd) (ta odouv autou) , Sept. "vias suas", Baynus, Tigurine version, Mercerus, Gejerus.

Proverbs 21:29 In-Context

27 hostiae impiorum abominabiles quia offeruntur ex scelere
28 testis mendax peribit vir oboediens loquitur victoriam
29 vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum qui autem rectus est corrigit viam suam
30 non est sapientia non est prudentia non est consilium contra Dominum
31 equus paratur ad diem belli Dominus autem salutem tribuet
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