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Proverbs 14:19
19The evil bow before those who are good, and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Context of Proverbs 14:19
17A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated. 18The inexperienced inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow before those who are good, and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. 20A poor person is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich. 21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:19 word by word
שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:19
- Genesis 42:6Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- Genesis 43:28They answered, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” And they knelt low and paid homage to him.
- Exodus 8:8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Appeal to the Lord to remove the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go and they can sacrifice to the Lord.”
- Exodus 9:27Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned this time,” he said to them. “The Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the guilty ones.
- Exodus 11:8All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Get out, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will get out.” And he went out from Pharaoh’s presence fiercely angry.
- 2 Kings 3:12Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went to him.
- Esther 7:7The king arose in anger and went from where they were drinking wine to the palace garden. Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him.
- Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation.
- Malachi 4:3You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Acts 16:39So they came to appease them, and escorting them from prison, they urged them to leave town.
- Revelation 3:9Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying — I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The evil bow before the good - They are almost constrained to show them respect; and the wicked, who have wasted their substance with riotous living, bow before the gates of the righteous - of benevolent men - begging a morsel of bread.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 Even bad men acknowledge the excellency of God's people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Describes the humbling of the wicked by the punishment their sins incur.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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