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Proverbs 29:1-27 open_in_new
Kings and Fathers
3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15).
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Proverbs 29:6 open_in_new
His transgression is the snare which catches and ruins him.
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Proverbs 29:9 open_in_new
If a wise man has a lawsuit with a fool the latter will exhibit the most diverse moods, but one thing he will not do, and that is to listen quietly.
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Proverbs 29:10 open_in_new
RM 'But the upright care for his soul.'
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Proverbs 29:12 open_in_new
They argue that truth does not pay.
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Proverbs 29:13 open_in_new
To the poor and 'the oppressor' (RV), to all classes alike, God gives the light of life (Psalms 13:3; Psalms 38:10).
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Proverbs 29:17 open_in_new
'Better the child weep than the father.'
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Proverbs 29:18 open_in_new
The vision of the prophet (Isaiah 1:1) and the instruction of the law deterred the people from 'casting off restraint' (RV). Morality requires the safeguard of religion.
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Proverbs 29:19 open_in_new
Sir 33:24-29 recommends blows.
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Proverbs 29:21 open_in_new
LXX has, 'He who has been luxurious from a child will become a servant, and in the end will be wretched.'
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Proverbs 29:24 open_in_new
This does not mean a man who goes shares in the booty, but one who knows the thief, hears the adjuration to testify (Leviticus 5:1), and fails to respond.
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Proverbs 29:27 open_in_new
'Birds of a feather flock together.'