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Prov. 29:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ζHe, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenlyb be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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A man of reproof's.

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1 Sam. 2:34• ³⁴And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. (1 Sam. 2:34)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-14: Observations of public government,

15-21: and of private.

22-27: Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice, and corruption.

He, that being often reproved.

Heb. a man of reproofs.

Prov. 1:24‑31• ²⁴Because I have called, and ye refused;{HR}I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
²⁵And ye have rejected all my counsel,{HR}And would none of my reproof:
²⁶I also will laugh at your calamity.{HR}I will mock when your fear cometh;
²⁷When your fear cometh as sudden destruction,{HR}And your calamity cometh as a whirlwind;{HR}When distress and anguish come upon you.
²⁸Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;{HR}They will seek me diligently but shall not find me.
²⁹Because they hated knowledge{HR}And chose not the fear of Jehovah;
³⁰They would none of my counsel,{HR}They despised all my reproof;
³¹Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way,{HR}And be filled with their own devices. (Prov. 1:24‑31)

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1 Sam. 2:25,34• ²⁵{i}If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.{/i}
³⁴And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. (1 Sam. 2:25,34)

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1 Kings 17:1• ¹{i}And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,{/i} there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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1 Kings 18:18• ¹⁸{i}And he said,{/i} I have not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed Baalim. (1 Kings 18:18)

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1 Kings 20:42• ⁴²And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall be for his life, and thy people for his people. (1 Kings 20:42)

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1 Kings 21:20‑23• ²⁰And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of Jehovah.
²¹Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every man child, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
²²and will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
²³And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. (1 Kings 21:20‑23)

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1 Kings 22:20‑23,28,34‑37• ²⁰{i}and Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said after this manner, and another said after that manner.{/i}
²¹{i}And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.{/i}
²²{i}And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and also succeed: go forth, and do so.{/i}
²³{i}And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.{/i}
²⁸{i}And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!{/i}
³⁴{i}And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded.{/i}
³⁵{i}And the battle increased that day; and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died at even; and the blood of the wound ran out into the hollow of the chariot.{/i}
³⁶{i}And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!{/i}
³⁷{i}And the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.{/i} (1 Kings 22:20‑23,28,34‑37)

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2 Chron. 25:16• ¹⁶{i}And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.{/i} (2 Chron. 25:16)

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2 Chron. 33:10• ¹⁰{i}And Jehovah spoke to Manasseh and to his people; but they did not hearken.{/i} (2 Chron. 33:10)

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2 Chron. 36:15‑17• ¹⁵{i}And Jehovah the God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending; because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling-place.{/i}
¹⁶{i}But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.{/i}
¹⁷{i}And he brought up against them the king of the Chaldees, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and spared not young man nor maiden, old man nor him of hoary head: he gave them all into his hand.{/i} (2 Chron. 36:15‑17)

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Jer. 25:3‑5• ³From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the twenty-third year, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
⁴And Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
⁵They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Jehovah hath given unto you and to your fathers forever and ever: (Jer. 25:3‑5)

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Jer. 26:3‑5• ³if so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
⁴Thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
⁵to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; (Jer. 26:3‑5)

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Jer. 35:13‑16• ¹³Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Go and tell the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Jehovah.
¹⁴The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
¹⁵I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers; but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me.
¹⁶Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: (Jer. 35:13‑16)

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Zech. 1:3‑6• ³{i}And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.{/i}
⁴{i}Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings; but{/i} they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
⁵Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live forever?
⁶But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. (Zech. 1:3‑6)

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Matt. 26:21‑25• ²¹{i}And as they were eating he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.{/i}
²²{i}And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it I, Lord?{/i}
²³{i}But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, he it is who shall deliver me up.{/i}
²⁴{i}The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.{/i}
²⁵{i}And Judas, who delivered him up, answering said, Is it I , Rabbi? He says to him, Thou hast said.{/i} (Matt. 26:21‑25)

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John 6:70‑71• ⁷⁰[Jesus] answered them, Did I not choose you the twelve? And one of you is a devil.
⁷¹Now he was speaking of Judas [son] of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve, was about to betray him. (John 6:70‑71)

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John 13:10‑11,18,26• ¹⁰Jesus saith to him, He that is washed hath no need to wash [other] than his feet , but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.
¹¹For he knew him that was delivering him up: on this account he said, Ye are not all clean.
¹⁸I speak not of you all: I know whom I chose out, but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
²⁶Jesus [then] answereth, That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give [it]. Having then dipped he [taketh and] giveth the morsel to Judas [son] of Simon, Iscariot. (John 13:10‑11,18,26)

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Acts 1:18,25• ¹⁸(This man then obtained a field from wages of [his] iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
²⁵to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell away to go unto his own place. (Acts 1:18,25)

hardeneth.

2 Chron. 36:13• ¹³{i}And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take oath by God; and he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from returning to Jehovah the God of Israel.{/i} (2 Chron. 36:13)

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Neh. 9:29• ²⁹{i}And thou testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law; but they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them); and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.{/i} (Neh. 9:29)

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Isa. 48:4• ⁴Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; (Isa. 48:4)

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Jer. 17:23• ²³{i}but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.{/i} (Jer. 17:23)

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Prov. 6:15• ¹⁵Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;{HR}In a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. (Prov. 6:15)

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Prov. 28:18• ¹⁸{i}Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved;{HR}But he that is perverted in [his] double ways,{HR}Shall fall in one [of them].{/i} (Prov. 28:18)

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Isa. 30:13‑14• ¹³therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an instant.
¹⁴And he shall break it as the breaking of a potter's vessel that is broken in pieces without sparing; and there shall not be found in the pieces of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water out of the cistern. (Isa. 30:13‑14)

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Zech. 7:11‑14• ¹¹{i}But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.{/i}
¹²{i}And they made their heart as an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.{/i}
¹³{i}And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;{/i}
¹⁴{i}and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, and the land was desolate after them, so that no one passed through nor returned; and they laid the pleasant land desolate.{/i} (Zech. 7:11‑14)

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1 Thess. 5:3• ³When they are saying peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh on them as the pain on her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape. (1 Thess. 5:3)

• Hardening the neck is a figure taken from the manner in which a refractory bullock turns away from and avoids the yoke. In this way, men, in their obstinacy, persistently refuse to heed reproof, and set their wills stubbornly against what would be for their own best interests; thus insuring their destruction. (“Proverbs Twenty-Nine” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that being often reprovedb hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. ver. 1 "A man of reproofs"; ver. 4. "a man of gifts."

W. Kelly Translation

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He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck,{HR}Shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)