New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 28:14
14How blessed is the person who 1fears always, But one who 2hardens his heart will fall into disaster.
Proverbs 28:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Context of Proverbs 28:14
12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, But when the wicked rise, people hide themselves. 13One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion. How blessed is the person who fears always, But one who hardens his heart will fall into disaster. 15Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people. 16A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:14 word by word
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מְפַחֵ֣ד תָּמִ֑יד וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה לִ֝בּ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:14
- Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the Lord always.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with reverence And rejoice with trembling.
- Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Isaiah 66:2For My hand made all these things, So all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But I will look to this one, At one who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who trembles at My word.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me.
- Romans 11:20Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
- Hebrews 4:1Therefore, we must fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.
- 1 Peter 1:17If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;
- Proverbs 29:1A person often rebuked who becomes obstinate Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.
- Exodus 7:22But the soothsayer priests of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
- Exodus 14:23Then the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea.
- Job 9:4Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
- Romans 2:4Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and restraint and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Happy is the man that feareth alway - That ever carries about with him that reverential and filial fear of God, which will lead him to avoid sin, and labor to do that which is lawful and right in the sight of God his Savior.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The “fear” here is not so much reverential awe, as anxious, or “nervous” sensitiveness of conscience. To most men this temperament seems that of the self-tormentor. To him who looks deeper it is a condition of blessedness, and the callousness which is opposed to it ends in misery.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 There is a fear which causes happiness. Faith and love will deliver from the fear of eternal misery; but we should always fear offending God, and fear sinning against him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. feareth--that is, God, and so repents. hardeneth his heart--makes himself insensible to sin, and so will not repent (Pr 14:16; 29:1).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 28:14 Prov 23:17 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 28:14 Ps 95:8; Rom 2:5 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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