Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 14:2
2The one who walks uprightly fears Adonai, but one devious in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
Context of Proverbs 14:2
1A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. The one who walks uprightly fears Adonai, but one devious in his ways despises Him. 3In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean, but from the strength of the ox comes an abundant harvest.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:2 word by word
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּנְל֖וֹז דְּרָכָ֣יו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:2
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright avoids evil. He who guards his way protects his life.
- Proverbs 28:6Better the poor who walks in his integrity than the rich whose ways are crooked.
- 1 Kings 3:6Solomon said: “You have shown my father Your servant David great lovingkindness, as he walked before You in truth, righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You. Indeed, You have kept this great lovingkindness for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. Now that man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
- Job 28:28And He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord —that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”’
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness protect me—for I wait for You.
- Psalms 112:1Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13A final word, when all has been heard: Fear God and keep His mitzvot! For this applies to all mankind.
- Malachi 2:5“My covenant was with him for life and shalom, and I gave them to him for reverence. So he revered Me, and he was awestruck by My Name.
- Acts 9:31So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.
- Acts 10:22And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well-spoken of by all the Jewish people, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
- Proverbs 11:12One who despises his neighbor lacks sense, but one with discernment remains silent.
- Job 12:4“I have become a laughingstock to my friend, though I called on God and He answered— a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
- Psalms 123:3Show us favor, Adonai, show us favor! For we have endured much contempt.
- Luke 10:16The one who listens to you hears Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me, and the one who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
- Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and sneering at Yeshua.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:2
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 Here are grace and sin in their true colours. Those that despise God's precepts and promises, despise God and all his power and mercy.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The path symbolizes life and behavior (see Proverbs 2:13, 20; 3:6; 4:11; 6:23). fears the LORD: See Proverbs 1:7.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. uprightness--is the fruit of fearing God, as falsehood and ill-nature (Pr 2:15; 3:32) of despising Him and His law.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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