Proverbs 14:34
By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:
Judges 2:6And Joshua let the people go away, and the children of Israel went, every man to his heritage, to take the land for themselves.
Psalms 107:34He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
Jeremiah 2:2Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.
Ezekiel 22:1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:34
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. Observe, 1. Modesty is the badge of wisdom. He that is truly wise hides his treasure, so as not to boast of it ( Matt. xiii. 44 ), though he does not hide his talent, so as not to trade with it. His wisdom rests in his heart; he digests what he knows, and has it ready to him, but does not unseasonably talk of it and make a noise with it. The heart is the seat of the affections, and there wisdom… Read the whole commentary →