Proverbs 29:21

The Message

If you let people treat you like a doormat, you’ll be quite forgotten in the end.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:15

Wise discipline imparts wisdom; spoiled adolescents embarrass their parents.

Proverbs 29:20

Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.

Proverbs 29:22

Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.

Luke 16:3

“The manager said to himself, ‘What am I going to do? I’ve lost my job as manager. I’m not strong enough for a laboring job, and I’m too proud to beg. . . . Ah, I’ve got a plan. Here’s what I’ll do . . . then when I’m turned out into the street, people will take me into their houses.’