Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.
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 shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways. 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Psalm 119:5
Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Psalm 119:59
I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 29:1
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Jeremiah 3:2-3
Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
Ezekiel 18:28
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Haggai 1:5
Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
Haggai 1:7
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
Haggai 2:15
And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah.
Haggai 2:18-19
Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month , since the day that the foundation of Jehovah's temple was laid, consider it.
Luke 15:17-18
But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you: