PROVERBS CHAPTER 29.
Warning against Stubbornness and Rebellion.
THE SOURCE OF EVIL SHOWN. — V. 16. When the wicked are multiplied, when they are in the majority in a community or state, transgression increaseth, for not only do they themselves grow in impudence, but they influence others as well and cause them to transgress; but the righteous shall see their fall, be witness of the punishment laid upon the godless by the Lord.
V. 17. Correct thy son, with proper reproof and punishment, and he shall give thee rest, bring a feeling of quiet satisfaction to the parent’s heart; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul, so that the parent may have constant enjoyment.
V. 18. Where there is no vision, the people perish; if revelation is scarce, if the Word of God is precious, if men do not properly judge circumstances with relation to their ultimate effects, the people become wild, untractable, grow beyond discipline; but he that keepeth the Law, happy is he, sure to come under the blessing of Yahweh.
V. 19. A servant will not be corrected by words, being in need often of sharper correction; for though he understand, he will not answer, he will pay no attention to an ordinary statement or reproof.