Proverbs 29
1 Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
2 When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honor to your soul.
18 When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honor.
24 Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
26 Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
Many wait on the favor of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
