King James Version
What Does Proverbs 29:1 Mean?
“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. He: Heb. A man of reproofs”
Context
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He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. He: Heb. A man of reproofs
2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. in: or, increased
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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**XXIX.**
(1) **Hardeneth his neck.**—And will not bear the “easy yoke” of God. (Comp. Matthew 11:29-30.)
**Shall suddenly be destroyed.**—Literally, *shattered, *like a potter’s vessel that cannot be mended (Jeremiah 19:11; Isa. xxx 14).
**And that without remedy.**—For what more can be done for him, if he has despised God’s warnings? (Comp. Hebrews 6:4, *sqq.*)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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