Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:1-27
D. Instructive Contrasts chs. 28-29Most of the proverbs in this section are couplets, and most of them set forth a truth by means of a contrast. read more
Proverbs 29:14-18 Asv
Thomas Constable
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:16
We must take the divine perspective here as in all the proverbs. Some individual cases may not fit the principle, but generally the principle holds true. The righteous will prevail, and the wicked will fail, eventually. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:18
The AV translation has resulted in misunderstanding of this proverb. The "vision" (Heb. hazon) does not refer to some dream of success a person may have but to a prophetic vision that was a revelation from God (cf. 1 Samuel 3:1). The Hebrew verb translated "perish" (AV; para) does not mean "die in their sins" (e.g., because someone did not see the "vision" of the importance of evangelism). It means "cast off restraint." Without the guidance of divine revelation people abandon themselves to... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 29:1-27
Kings and Fathers3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15). 6. His transgression is the snare which catches and ruins him. 9. 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. 10. RM ’But the upright care for his soul.’12. They argue that truth does not pay. 13. To the poor and ’the oppressor’ (RV), to all classes alike, God gives the light of life (Psalms 13:3; Psalms 38:10). 17. ’Better the child weep... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:14
(14) His throne shall be established for ever.—Comp. the promise made to Judah (Jeremiah 22:3-4). read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:15
(15) A child left to himself.—Allowed to wander unchecked as the wild ass (Job 39:5).Bringeth his mother to shame.—Whose foolish indulgence has ruined him. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:16
(16) But the righteous shall see their fall with joy (Psalms 54:7), having long expected it (ibid, Psalms 73:18, sqq.). read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:18
(18) 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 was in the evil days of Eli (1 Samuel 3:1), and Asa (2 Chronicles 15:3).The people perish.—Or, run wild. (Comp. Hosea 4:6.)But he that keepeth the law.—The teaching of those whom God has instructed (Comp. Isaiah 1:10.) read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 29:1-27
The Vision Which Saves Proverbs 29:18 Of all the blessings for which we thank God, none are greater than the light and the powers of sight which we possess. Obvious as are the advantages of the powers of physical sight, they only emphasize a condition which is indispensable in the moral and spiritual sphere. The wise man is thinking of the catastrophes which await those who for any reason are blind to the truth about life and who are 'destroyed for lack of knowledge'. I. History contains many... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:18
18. no vision—instruction in God's truth, which was by prophets, through visions ( :-). people perish—(Compare Margin), are deprived of moral restraints. keepeth the law—has, and observes, instruction (Proverbs 14:11; Proverbs 14:34; Psalms 19:11). read more