Proverbs 29:1

In 11 translations

BSB

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

KJV

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.He…: Heb. A man of reproofs

WEB

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

ASV

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

LSV

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, || Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

YLT

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

DBY

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.

DRC

The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.

GNV

A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

JPS

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy.

LXXE

A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אִ֣ישׁ תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃

LXX-Br

Κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐλέγχων ἀνδρὸς σκληροτραχήλου, ἐξαπίνης γὰρ φλεγομένου αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
• Proverbs 1:24–31Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, when…
• 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
• Proverbs 28:18He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
• Zechariah 7:11–14But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had…
• John 13:18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
• John 13:26Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
• John 6:70–71Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
• Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their…
• Jeremiah 35:13–16“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD. The words of Jonadab son of…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15–17Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words…
• 2 Chronicles 33:10And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
• Acts 1:25to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Acts 1:18(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.

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