Proverbs 14:34
Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33In the heart of the prudent resteth wisdom, and it shall instruct all the ignorant.
35A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1Now if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to do and keep all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth.
Judges 2:6And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it:
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Jeremiah 2:2Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I have remembered thee, pitying thy soul, pitying thy youth, and the love of thy espousals, when thou followedst me in the desert, in a land that is not sown.
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 →