Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the man who is ever fearful. Yet truly, whoever is hardened in mind will fall into evil.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
In Context
15An impious leader over a poor people is like a roaring lion and a hungry bear.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the sorcerers of the Egyptians, with their incantations, did similarly. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians, pursuing them, went in after them, along with all of the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots and horsemen, through the midst of the sea.
Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
Psalms 95:8Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.
Proverbs 23:17Let not your heart compete with sinners. But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.
Ecclesiastes 8:12But although a sinner may do evil of himself one hundred times, and by patience still endure, I realize that it will be well with those who fear God, who revere his face.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:14
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Here is, 1. The folly of indulging sin, of palliating and excusing it, denying or extenuating it, diminishing it, dissembling it, or throwing the blame of it upon others: He that thus covers his sins shall not prosper, let him never expect it. He shall not succeed in his endeavour to cover his sin, for it will be discovered, sooner or later. There is nothing hid which shall not be revealed. A bird of the air… Read the whole commentary →