Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth 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.
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 lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way. 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.
Psalm 119:5
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Psalm 119:59
I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.
Proverbs 29:1
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
Jeremiah 3:2-3
Lift up thine eyes unto the heights and see, where hast thou not been lain with? In the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arab in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy fornications and with thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 5:3
Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 8:12
Are they ashamed that they have committed abomination? Nay, they are not at all ashamed, and they know not how to blush. Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall stumble, 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 from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
Haggai 1:5
And now 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 onward, from 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 onward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Jehovah's temple was laid, consider it.
Luke 15:17-18
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
1 Thessalonians 3:11
But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.