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Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

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בְּאֵ֣יןbeeynin elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “in else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).חָ֭זוֹןchazonvisionחָזוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vision”, the ordinary formH2377a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oraclevision.יִפָּ֣רַֽעyiparaavengeפָּרַעverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “avenge”, an unfinished actionH6544to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, beginavenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought, perish, refuse, uncover.עָ֑םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְשֹׁמֵ֖רveshomerand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).תּוֹרָ֣הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אַשְׁרֵֽהוּashrehvhappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “happy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Young’s Literal Translation

Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!

World English Bible

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

Darby Translation

Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law.

Douay-Rheims

When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἐξηγητὴς ἔθνει παρανόμῳ, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὸν νόμον μακαριστός.