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King James Version

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord : but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Fear of God;   Godlessness;   The Topic Concordance - Despisement;   Fear;   Perversion;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.
Hebrew Names Version
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
English Standard Version
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord , but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
New American Standard Bible
One who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
New Century Version
People who live good lives respect the Lord , but those who live evil lives don't.
New English Translation
The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord , but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
Amplified Bible
He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the LORD [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect], But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
World English Bible
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Berean Standard Bible
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Contemporary English Version
By living right, you show that you respect the Lord ; by being deceitful, you show that you despise him.
Complete Jewish Bible
A person with upright conduct fears Adonai , but a person who is devious scorns him.
Darby Translation
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Those who live right respect the Lord , but dishonest people hate him.
George Lamsa Translation
He who walks in uprightness has reverence for the LORD; but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Good News Translation
Be honest and you show that you have reverence for the Lord ; be dishonest and you show that you do not.
Lexham English Bible
He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.
Literal Translation
He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but the perverse in his ways despises Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Bible in Basic English
He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD; but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.
King James Version (1611)
He that walketh in his vprightnesse, feareth the Lord: but he that is peruerse in his wayes, despiseth him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.
English Revised Version
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
Update Bible Version
He that walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh; But he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.
New King James Version
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
New Living Translation
Those who follow the right path fear the Lord ; those who take the wrong path despise him.
New Life Bible
He who walks in honor fears the Lord, but he who is sinful in his ways hates Him.
New Revised Standard
Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord , but one who is devious in conduct despises him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that walketh in his uprightness, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who despiseth him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by him that goeth by an infamous way.
Revised Standard Version
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
THE MESSAGE
An honest life shows respect for God ; a degenerate life is a slap in his face.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Contextual Overview

2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord : but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that walketh: Proverbs 16:17, Proverbs 28:6, 1 Kings 3:6, Job 1:1, Job 28:28, Psalms 25:21, Psalms 112:1, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Malachi 2:5, Malachi 2:6, Acts 9:31, Acts 10:22, Acts 10:35

but: Proverbs 11:12, Job 12:4, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 123:4, Luke 10:16, Luke 16:14, Romans 2:4, Romans 2:5, 2 Timothy 3:2, 2 Timothy 3:3

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:32 - before me Job 2:3 - an upright Proverbs 20:7 - just Micah 2:7 - walketh

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord , like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 14:9
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
Genesis 14:10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Genesis 14:20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Deuteronomy 29:23
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Deuteronomy 34:3
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
1 Samuel 13:18
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Nehemiah 11:34
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Isaiah 15:5
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord,.... It is plain that the fear of the Lord is upon the heart and before the eyes of such that walk according to the word of God, with a sincere desire to glorify him; for it is by the fear of the Lord that men depart from evil, and because of that they cannot do what others do; and therefore when a man walks uprightly, and his conversation is in all holiness and godliness, it shows that the fear of God has a place in his heart, which influences his outward behaviour;

but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him; either God himself, whom the upright walker fears; for he that acts perversely, contrary to the law of God, or transgresses that, and goes out of the way, despises God the lawgiver, tramples upon his authority, stretches out his hand, and commits acts of hostility against him; and he that perverts the Gospel of Christ despises his ministers, and despises Christ himself, and him that sent him. Or else the meaning is, that such a perverse walker despises him that fears the Lord; so Aben Ezra interprets it; and such are generally the contempt of wicked men: to this sense is the Vulgate Latin version,

"he that walks in a right way, and fears God, is despised by him that walks in an infamous way;''

but the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "is despised": meaning the perverse man.


 
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