Proverbs 29:1-8

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1 He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,

Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;

But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,

But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

4 The king establishes the land by justice,

But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

5 A man who flatters his neighbor

Spreads a net for his feet.

6 By transgression an evil man is snared,

But the righteous sings and rejoices.

7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor,

But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

8 Scoffers set a city aflame,

But wise men turn away wrath.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Pr 29:1-8