English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:32
32The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.
Context of Proverbs 14:32
30A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. 31Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. 34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any 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 18:18He is thrust from light into darkness, and driven out of the world.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
- Psalms 58:9Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
- Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;
- John 8:21So he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
- Romans 9:22What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Genesis 49:18I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
- Job 19:25For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
- Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
- Luke 2:29"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;
- 1 Corinthians 15:55"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather 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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