Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
In Context
15A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the scribes of Egypt did so with their sorceries; and Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, neither did he hearken to them, as Jehovah had said.
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued and came after them all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
Psalms 2:11Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as [in] the day of Massah, in the wilderness;
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day;
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, because they fear before him;
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 →