Proverbs 29:18

In 11 translations

BSB

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.

KJV

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.perish: or, is made naked

WEB

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

ASV

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

LSV

A people is made naked without a vision, || And whoever is keeping the Law, O his blessedness!

YLT

Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!

DBY

Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law.

DRC

When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.

GNV

Where there is no vision, the people decay: but he that keepeth the Lawe, is blessed.

JPS

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

LXXE

There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.Or, 'most blessed.'

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זוֹן יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹרָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃

LXX-Br

Οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἐξηγητὴς ἔθνει παρανόμῳ, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὸν νόμον μακαριστός.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
• Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
• Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
• John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• Psalms 1:1–2Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
• Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
• Psalms 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
• 1 Samuel 3:1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
• Amos 8:11–12Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea…
• Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Exodus 32:25Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
• Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
• Psalms 19:11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
• Romans 10:13–15for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear…
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
• 2 Chronicles 28:19For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.

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