Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
An unjust man strengthened with his face: and the upright he will prepare 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.
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.
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 witness of lies shall perish: and a man hearing, shall speak clearly. 29 An unjust man strengthened with his face: and the upright he will prepare his ways. 30 No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:5
The justice of the blameless shall make straight his way, and in his injustice the unjust shall fall.
Psalm 119:5
Would that my ways were directed to watch thy laws!
Psalm 119:59
I reckoned my ways, and I will turn back my feet to thy testimonies.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil
Proverbs 29:1
A Man of reproofs hardening the neck, shall be suddenly broken, and no healing.
Jeremiah 3:2-3
Lift up thine eyes upon the naked hills and see where thou wert not lain with. Upon the ways thou didst sit for them as the ravens in the desert; and thou wilt defile the land with thy fornications and with thine evil
Jeremiah 5:3
O Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon faithfulness? thou didst smite them, and they were not pained; thou didst consume them, they refused to take instruction: they made their faces firm above the rock; they refused to turn back.
Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed when they did abomination? also shaming they will not be ashamed, and they knew not to feel shame: for this they shall fall among the falling: in the time of their reviewing they shall faint, said Jehovah.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
The word which thou spakest to us in the name of Jehovah, we hear not to thee
Ezekiel 18:28
And he will see and turn back from all his transgressions which he did, living, he shall live; he shall not die.
Haggai 1:5
And now, thus said Jehovah of armies: Set your hearts upon your ways
Haggai 1:7
Thus said Jehovah of armies: Set your hearts upon your ways.
Haggai 2:15
And now, set now your heart from this day and upward, before setting stone upon stone in the temple of Jehovah.
Haggai 2:18-19
Set now your heart from this day and upward, from the twenty and fourth day to the ninth, from the day that the temple of Jehovah was founded, set ye your heart
Luke 15:17-18
And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger!
1 Thessalonians 3:11
And God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you: