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29:1 One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 29:3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one's substance. 29:4 By justice a king gives stability to the land, but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it. 29:5 Whoever flatters a neighbor is spreading a net for the neighbor's feet. 29:6 In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice. 29:7 The righteous know the rights of the poor; the wicked have no such understanding. 29:8 Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath. 29:9 If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief. 29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright. 29:11 A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back. 29:12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked. 29:13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of both. 29:14 If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever. 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child. 29:16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall. 29:17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart. 29:18 Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law. 29:19 By mere words servants are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed. 29:20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that. 29:21 A slave pampered from childhood will come to a bad end. 29:22 One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression. 29:23 A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. 29:24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one's own life; one hears the victim's curse, but discloses nothing. 29:25 The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the LORD is secure. 29:26 Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice. 29:27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.