English / ERV
Proverbs 29
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Some people refuse to bend when someone corrects them. Eventually they will break, and there will be no one to repair the damage.
- 2When the rulers are good, the people are happy. When the rulers are evil, the people complain.
- 3A son who loves wisdom makes his father happy. One who wastes his money on prostitutes will lose his wealth.
- 4A nation will be strong when it has a fair and just king. A nation will be weak when it has a king who is selfish and demands gifts.
- 5If you give false praise to others in order to get what you want, you are only setting a trap for yourself.
- 6Evil people are defeated by their sin, but good people will sing and be happy.
- 7Good people want to do what is right for the poor, but the wicked don’t care.
- 8Proud people who laugh at what is right cause problems that divide whole cities, but people who are wise are able to calm those who are angry.
- 9If someone who is wise tries to settle a problem with a fool, the fool will argue and say stupid things, and they will never agree.
- 10If you always try to be honest, murderers will hate you, but those who do what is right will want you to be their friend.
- 11Fools are quick to express their anger, but wise people are patient and control themselves.
- 12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be evil.
- 13In one way the poor and those who steal from them are the same—the LORD made them both.
- 14If a king judges the poor fairly, he will rule for a long time.