Proverbs 14:2
He who walks in his uprightness fears LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.
3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou have shown to thy servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee. And thou have kept for him this great
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Job 28:28And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 112:1Praise ye LORD. Blessed is the man who fears LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.
Proverbs 2:15who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of LORD men depart from evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:2
Wisdom and Folly. 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. Note, 1. A good wife is a great blessing to a family. By a fruitful wife a family is multiplied and replenished with children, and so built up. But by a prudent wife, one that is pious, industrious, and considerate, the affairs of the family are made to prosper, debts are paid, portions raised, provision made, the children well educated and maintained, and the family has comfort within doors and credit… Read the whole commentary →