An example is in 1 Samuel 3:1 saying “And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. These references give light to the right interpretation of the word “vision” being used here. When we examine scripture, we see the same word used in several other passages in the Bible. The Hebrew word used is “chazon”, and when you look at the Strong’s Bible Concordance, it describes the following:ġc) vision, oracle, prophecy (divine communication)ġd) vision (as title of book of prophecy) Whether it be from a dream, revelation, or prophecy. The “vision” being referred to here is about receiving divine communication from God. AMP – Where there is no vision, the people perish.NKJV – Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint.NLT – When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.NIV – Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint.Instead, it is talking about the prophetic revelation of God. When you compare to other versions of the Bible, it becomes clear that the intention of this verse is not about personal, church or business vision. Not only that but often this passage is quoted from the King James Version (KJV) because it is translated in this way. Most people who use this verse to promote church or personal vision never teach the proper meaning as intended in the Bible. This type of cherry-picking verses can lead to translating the Bible into anything you want for your benefit. Instead, it is twisted to be man centred rather than a God-centred biblical interpretation of scripture. It is good to have a “vision” in life, but this is not what the scripture is talking about. The reading is often quoted from pulpits to say that we must have a vision for our own lives, a vision for the church, a business vision, or about dreaming big dreams for ourselves. Instead, it is twisted to mean something else, and many Christians may not even know the original intention and biblical purpose of this passage. The misuse of this passage is a problem because it distorts the entire meaning of this verse. This text in Proverbs29:18 is an excellent passage but often misused from its original contextual meaning. Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.”
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