God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 14:19
19Evil people will bow to good people. Wicked people will bow at the gates of a righteous person.
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 short-tempered person acts stupidly, and a person who plots evil is hated. 18Gullible people are gifted with stupidity, but sensible people are crowned with knowledge. Evil people will bow to good people. Wicked people will bow at the gates of a righteous person. 20A poor person is hated even by his neighbor, but a rich person is loved by many. 21Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to humble people.
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 42:6As governor of the country, Joseph was selling grain to everyone. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed in front of him with their faces touching the ground.
- Genesis 43:28They answered, “Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well.” Then they knelt, bowing down.
- Exodus 8:8Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray that the Lord will take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
- Exodus 9:27Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he told them. “The Lord is right, and my people and I are wrong.
- Exodus 11:8Then all these officials of yours will come, bow down to me, and say, ‘You and all the people who follow you, get out!’ After that I will leave.” Burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.
- 2 Kings 3:12Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord’s word is with him.” So King Jehoshaphat of Judah, the king of Israel, and the king of Edom went to Elisha.
- Esther 7:7The king was furious as he got up from dinner and went into the palace garden. But Haman stayed to beg Queen Esther for his life, because he saw that the king had a terrible end in mind for him.
- Psalms 49:14Like sheep, they are driven to hell with death as their shepherd. (Decent people will rule them in the morning.) Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes.
- Isaiah 60:14The descendants of those who oppress you will bow in front of you. All who despise you will bow at your feet. They will call you the city of the Lord, Zion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
- Micah 7:9I have sinned against the Lord. So I will endure his fury until he takes up my cause and wins my case. He will bring me into the light, and I will see his victory.
- Malachi 4:3You will trample on wicked people, because on the day I act they will be ashes under the soles of your feet,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Acts 16:39So the officials went to the jail and apologized to Paul and Silas. As the officials escorted Paul and Silas out of the jail, they asked them to leave the city.
- Revelation 3:9I will make those who are in Satan’s synagogue come and bow at your feet and realize that I have loved you. They claim that they are Jewish, but they are lying.
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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