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Proverbs 29:18 — Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the…
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
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The verses around Proverbs 29:18.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Verse explanation
“Vision” here isn’t about predicting the future, it’s about having clear direction coming from a trustworthy source of wisdom or instruction — without it, the people lose their way and fall into chaos. It’s a verse about the importance of guidance, more than about prophecy in the mystical sense.
From the Proverbs 29 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 29:18 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não havendo prophecia, o povo fica dissoluto; porém o que guarda a lei esse é bemaventurado:
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não havendo visão profética, o povo fica confuso; porém o que guarda a lei, ele é bem-aventurado.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sin la revelación de Dios el pueblo se descontrola; pero los que guardan la ley son felices.
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