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Proverbs 14:32
32The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.
Proverbs 14:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- New International Version (NIV)When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
Context of Proverbs 14:32
30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones. 31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death. 33Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning; she is known even among fools. 34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:32 word by word
בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:32
- Job 18:18He is driven from light to darkness and chased from the inhabited world.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.
- Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns — whether green or burning — he will sweep them away.
- Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the message: ‘Mene’ means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end.
- John 8:21Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.”
- Romans 9:22And what if God, wanting to display his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Genesis 49:18I wait for your salvation, Lord.
- Job 13:15Even if he kills me, I will hope in him. I will still defend my ways before him.
- Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end he will stand on the dust.
- Psalms 23:4Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me.
- Psalms 37:37Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.
- Luke 2:29Now, Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace, as you promised.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness - He does not leave life cheerfully. Poor soul! Thou hast no hope in the other world, and thou leavest the present with the utmost regret! Thou wilt not go off; but God will drive thee. But the righteous hath hope in his death - He rejoiceth to depart and be with Christ: to him death is gain; he is not reluctant to go - he flies at the call of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Consult marginal reference. The hope which abides even “in death” must look beyond it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32Verse 32 The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some dread of death, have the blessed hope, which God, who cannot lie, has given them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Proverbs rarely mentions life after death. Some scholars believe this verse means God gives courage to face death with dignity and calmness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. driven--thrust out violently (compare Psa 35:5, 6). hath hope--trusteth (Pr 10:2; 11:4; Psa 2:12), implying assurance of help.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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