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Proverbs 14:32
32When wicked people are in trouble, they cannot stand. But righteous people still trust God, even when they are in danger of 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
30If you have peace in your mind, your body will be healthy. But if you are jealous, it will eat away your body. 31If you are cruel to poor people, you are insulting God who created them. But if you are kind to helpless people, it shows that you respect God. When wicked people are in trouble, they cannot stand. But righteous people still trust God, even when they are in danger of death. 33People who understand what is right have true wisdom. Even fools may sometimes show wisdom. 34A nation will receive honour when its people do what is right. But sin will bring shame on its people.
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בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:32
- Job 18:18The wicked person has had to leave this world. He has gone from a place where there is light to a place where it is dark.
- Job 27:20Troubles come to them like a flood of water, and they are very afraid. A storm comes in the night to carry them away.
- Psalms 58:9Remove them quickly, more quickly than pots become hot over a fire of thorn bushes.
- Daniel 5:26This is what the words mean: Mene means “counted”. It shows that God has counted the days of your kingdom. Now these days are finished. Your kingdom has come to an end.
- John 8:21Jesus said to them again, ‘I will go away and you will look for me. But even when you die, God will still not have forgiven your sins. You cannot go where I will go.’
- Romans 9:22What does that teach us about God? Some people are like pots that are ready for God to destroy. God is angry with people like that. He is ready to show his power against them. But he has chosen to wait patiently. He keeps his anger for later.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3At that time, people will be saying, ‘We are safe and there is no trouble for us.’ But then, when they are not ready for it, great punishment will suddenly happen to them. It will be impossible for them to run away. Pain will suddenly come to them, like a woman who is giving birth to a baby.
- Genesis 49:18I trust you to save me from trouble, Lord.
- Job 13:15Even if God kills me, I will still trust him. I will tell him why I am not guilty.
- Job 19:25As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. I know that, in the end, he will stand on the earth.
- Psalms 23:4I may walk through a valley that is as dark as death. But I will not be afraid of any danger. This is because you are with me, Lord. Your stick and your shepherd's pole protect me from danger.
- Psalms 37:37Think about people who are honest and who do what is right. Those who help people to live in peace will live to enjoy their children.
- Luke 2:29‘Master, I am your servant. You have done what you promised to me. Now I can die with no trouble in my mind.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55‘Death, you can no longer win! Death, you no longer have any power to hurt us!’
- 2 Corinthians 1:9We ourselves thought that we would certainly die. We knew that we could not trust our own strength. We had to trust God. He is the one who causes dead people to rise up to new life. So we could trust him to make us strong.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are brave because we trust God. We would like to go away from our body here on earth. Then we would go to be at home with the Lord. And that would be better!
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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