Proverbs 29:18

1 Samuel 3:1; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Amos 8:11; Amos 8:12; Hosea 4:6; James 1:25; John 13:17; John 14:21-23; Luke 11:28; Matthew 9:36; Proverbs 19:16; Psalms 119:2; Psalms 19:11; Revelation 22:14; Romans 10:13-15

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Vision - The word commonly used of the revelation of God’s will made to prophets. Compare Isaiah 1:1 ; Nahum 1:1 . When prophetic vision fail...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(d) Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he. (d) Where there are not faithful ministers of the wor...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 29:2 . cf. Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12-28 . Proverbs 29:4 . he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presents. Proverbs 2...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no vision, &c. Illustration: Israel (1Sa 3:1. 1 Kings 12:28-32 ; 1 Kings 14:14-16 ). the . a. happy, &c. See note on Proverbs 3:13...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 821 THE IMPORTANCE OF GOSPEL MINISTRATIONS Proverbs 29:18 . Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the Law,...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Where there is no vision - My old MS. Bible, following the...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Where there is no vision, &c.— Houbigant renders this verse, That people is dissipated, among whom there are no answers of the prophets: that...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Where (there is) no vision, the people perish. Where t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Kings and Fathers 3. Cp. the prodigal son ( Luke 15 ).
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The vision of the prophet ( Isaiah 1:1 ) and the instruction of the law deterred the people from 'casting off restraint' (RV). Morality require...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Where there is no vision. — No revelation of God’s will ( Isaiah 1:1 ), when God teaches none by His Spirit that they may instruct others. So it wa...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 TH...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 29:2 . The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established forever. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brin...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Where [there is] no vision, the people perish ,.... That is, "no prophecy", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; and which is often the sense of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he. Ver. 18. Where there is no vision the people perish. ]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Where there is no vision That is, no prophecy, the prophets being anciently called seers; no public preaching of God's word, called prophecy,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This d...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. See here, I. The misery of the people...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No vision, i.e. no prophecy, for the prophets were anciently called seers, 1 Samuel 9:9 , i.e. no public preaching of God's law or word, (as app...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 29:18 . Vision . Rather “ Revelation .” “The word denotes prophetic prediction, the revelation of God by His seers ( 1 S...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 29:18 I. If we did not belong to two worlds that is, if we had not two very distinct natures we should of course be utterly insusceptible...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 29:1 . He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck. The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθ...
The Biblical Illustrator

Where there is no vision, the people perish. The improvement of the ministry of the Word What makes a people very unhappy with respect to the c...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. Proverbs 29:1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literal...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Source of Evil Shown
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Where there is no vision, the people perish; if revelation is scarce, if the Word of God is precious, if men do not properly judge circumstances with...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Way of the Righteous Proverbs 29:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

No vision — No prophecy; no publick preaching of God's word.

¹⁸ Where there is no vision, the people perish:f but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 29:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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