Proverbs 29:18 - Revised Standard Version CI Where there is no prophecy the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.] American Standard Version (1901) Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Common English Bible When there’s no vision, the people get out of control, but whoever obeys instruction is happy. Catholic Public Domain Version When prophecy fails, the people will be scattered. Yet truly, whoever guards the law is blessed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed. |