Proverbs 29:1-14
In this book, the wise man and the foolish man, the righteous and the wicked, the rich and the poor, the king and the servant, and many other people are considered according to their mutual relationships and their responsibility before God.
Vv. 1 and 2 link up with ch. 28. "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed." If a man’s pride is not broken, he himself will be, suddenly and without remedy, together with the wicked, the man of Belial (Proverbs 6:15). Such was the end of Pharaoh, of Saul and of Absalom. But it is always serious, even for a believer, to despise the Lord’s discipline (Hebrews 12:5). "Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father" (v. 3). This is true in our own families, but this verse can be applied even more strongly to the family of God. The Father rejoices to see His children loving Wisdom, who is Jesus Christ (2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:4).
Many verses speak to us of righteousness. It is especially necessary for the governor or the king (vv. 4, 12, 14). But all those who are righteous (v. 7; that is to say, justified by the work of Christ) must sympathetically take account of the cause of poor people.
All these instructions apply especially to our social life.