18Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:18
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 18
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Where [there is] noבְּאֵ֣יןH369Preposition-b | Adverbvisionחָ֭זוֹןH2377Noun - masculine singularthe peopleעָ֑םH5971Noun - masculine singularcast off restraintיִפָּ֣רַֽעH6544Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbut blessed [is]אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃H835Interjection | third person masculine singularhe who keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֖רH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe Lawתּוֹרָ֣הH8451Noun - feminine singular