Proverbs 29:2-22 - ESV - When the righteous increase, the people rejoice...

2 When ¹the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when ²the wicked rule, the people groan.

3 He who ³loves wisdom makes his father glad, but ⁴a companion of prostitutes ⁵squanders his wealth.

4 By justice a king ⁶builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts^a tears it down.

5 ⁷A man who flatters his neighbor spreads ⁸a net for his feet.

6 An evil man is ⁹ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man ¹⁰sings and rejoices.

7 A righteous man ¹¹knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not ¹²understand such knowledge.

8 ¹³Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is ¹⁴no quiet.

10 Bloodthirsty men ¹⁵hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.^b

11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.

13 The poor man and the oppressor ¹⁶meet together; the LORD ¹⁷ gives light to the eyes of both.

14 If a king ¹⁸faithfully judges the poor, his throne will ¹⁹be established forever.

15 ²⁰The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself ²¹brings shame to his mother.

16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but ²²the righteous will look upon their downfall.

17 ²³Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

18 Where ²⁴there is no prophetic vision the people ²⁵cast off restraint,^c but blessed is he who ²⁶keeps the law.

19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? ²⁷There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.^d

22 ²⁸A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Provérbios 29:2 Quando os justos governam, alegra-se o povo; mas quando o ímpio domina, o povo geme.

Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

Provérbios 29:2 Quando os justos florescem, o povo se alegra;quando os ímpios governam, o povo geme.

Proverbs 29:2-22 ESV