Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to 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].
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 will be cut off, ... 29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way. 30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
Psalm 119:5
If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
Psalm 119:59
I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.
Proverbs 29:1
A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
Jeremiah 3:2-3
Let your eyes be lifted up to the open hilltops, and see; where have you not been taken by your lovers? You have been seated waiting for them by the wayside like an Arabian in the waste land; you have made the land unclean with your loose ways and your evil-doing.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.
Jeremiah 8:12
Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.
Ezekiel 18:28
Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
Haggai 1:5
For this cause the Lord of armies has said, Give thought to your ways.
Haggai 1:7
This is what the Lord of armies has said: Give thought to your ways.
Haggai 2:15
And now, give thought, looking back from this day to the time before one stone was put on another in the Temple of the Lord:
Haggai 2:18-19
And now, give thought; looking on from this day, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the time when the base of the Lord's house was put in its place, give thought to it.
Luke 15:17-18
But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you;