Proverbs 29:18

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“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.”

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“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 29:18 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 32:25Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
  2. 1 Samuel 3:1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
  3. 2 Chronicles 28:19For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
  4. Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  5. Psalms 19:11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
  6. Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
  7. Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
  8. Psalms 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
  9. Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
  10. Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
  11. Amos 8:11Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
  12. Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  13. Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
  14. John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  15. John 14:21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  16. Romans 10:13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
  17. James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
  18. Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

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