Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.
New American Standard Bible
But as for the
King James Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
Holman Bible
but the upright man considers his way.
International Standard Version
The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.
A Conservative Version
A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.
American Standard Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.
Amplified
A wicked man puts on a bold face,
But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].
Bible in Basic English
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
Darby Translation
A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.
Julia Smith Translation
An unjust man strengthened with his face: and the upright he will prepare his ways.
King James 2000
A wicked man hardens his face: but as for the upright, he considers his way.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A wicked man is strong in {his countenance}, but the upright will appoint his paths.
Modern King James verseion
A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright establishes his way.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An ungodly man goeth forth rashly; but the just reformeth his own way.
NET Bible
A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.
New Heart English Bible
A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
The Emphasized Bible
A lawless man emboldeneth his face, but, as for the upright, he, directeth his ways.
Webster
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
World English Bible
A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
Themes
Impress of sin » Seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Sin » Harvest of » Impress of, seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Interlinear
Paniym
Yashar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
28 A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh. 29 A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way. 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Psalm 119:5
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
Psalm 119:59
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
Proverbs 28:14
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
Proverbs 29:1
A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
Jeremiah 3:2-3
Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 5:3
Jehovah, Thine eyes, are they not on stedfastness? Thou hast smitten them, and they have not grieved, Thou hast consumed them, They have refused to receive instruction, They made their faces harder than a rock, They have refused to turn back.
Jeremiah 8:12
They were ashamed when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, And blushing they have not known, Therefore, they do fall among falling ones, In the time of their inspection they stumble, said Jehovah.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah -- we are not hearkening unto thee;
Ezekiel 18:28
And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,
Haggai 1:5
And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.
Haggai 1:7
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.
Haggai 2:15
And now, lay it, I pray you, to your heart, From this day, and onwards, Before the laying of stone to stone in the temple of Jehovah.
Haggai 2:18-19
Set it, I pray you, to your heart, from this day and onwards, from the twenty and fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the temple of Jehovah hath been founded, set it to your heart.
Luke 15:17-18
'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
1 Thessalonians 3:11
And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,