Proverbs 29:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 29:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 29:18 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. perish: or, is made naked" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 29:18 — KJV
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. perish: or, is made naked”
— Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 29:18 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:18
“And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) their enemies: Heb. those that rose up against them”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:18: people, made, naked
“And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. discovered: Heb. made naked”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:18: people, made, naked
“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:18: where, people, made
“And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:18: where, people, made
“Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:18: where, people, perish
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