Proverbs Chapter 21 verse 29 Holy Bible
A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.
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The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
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A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.
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A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
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A wicked man hardens his face; But as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
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A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - A wicked man hardeneth his face; is shameless (as Proverbs 7:13), and is insensible to rebuke or any soft feeling. This obduracy he shows with his countenance. Septuagint, "An ungodly man shamelessly withstands with his face." But as for the upright, he directeth his way. He gives it the right direction (2 Chronicles 27:6). This is the reading of the Khetib, יָכִין but, though generally adopted by the versions (except the Septuagint), it does not make a suitable antithesis to the rash stubbornness of the wicked. Hence modern commentators prefer the reading of the Keri, יָבִין, "he considereth, proveth," his way; he acts only after due thought, giving proper weight to all circumstance. Septuagint, "But the upright man himself understands (συνιεῖ) his ways." The contrast lies in the audacious self-confidence of the unprincipled man, and the calm circumspection and prudence of the saint.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) A wicked man hardeneth his face.--Is insensible to rebuke, and will not confess himself in the wrong, but "the upright directeth his way," as God would have him, or, as the margin implies, "looks well" to it, sees that it is in accordance with His commandments.
