A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
WEB
Proverbs 29:1
He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
Parallel Translations
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:151 Samuel 2:25Proverbs 1:24–31Proverbs 28:18Zechariah 7:11–14John 13:18John 6:70–71John 13:262 Chronicles 36:15–17Jeremiah 35:13–162 Chronicles 36:13Acts 1:25Nehemiah 9:292 Chronicles 33:101 Kings 22:28
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