Proverbs 29:18 · KJV
“Where {there is} no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy {is} he. {perish: or, is made naked}”
— Proverbs 29:18
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Proverbs 29 — Context
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where {there is} no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy {is} he. {perish: or, is made naked}
19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20Seest thou a man {that is} hasty in his words? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him. {words: or, matters?}
Cross References
James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth {therein}, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. {deed: or, doing}
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. {destroyed: Heb. cut off}
John 13:17
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Psalms 1:1-2
Blessed {is} the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. {ungodly: or, wicked}
Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Psalms 119:2
Blessed {are} they that keep his testimonies, {and that} seek him with the whole heart.
1 Samuel 3:1
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; {there was} no open vision.