Proverbs 14:19
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
In Context
18Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
20Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
Cross References
Genesis 42:6And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, bowing with the face to the ground.
Exodus 8:8And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharao appointed him.
Exodus 11:8And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and do me reverence, saying, Go forth, thou and all the people over whom thou presidest, and afterwards I will go forth.
2 Kings 3:12And Josaphat said, He has the word of the Lord. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise; and pay thy vows to the Most High.
Isaiah 60:14And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee + 60:14 Lit. having feared.in fear; and thou shalt be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:19
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. Note, 1. Sin is the shame of sinners: The simple, who love simplicity, get nothing by it; they inherit folly. They have it by inheritance, so some. This corruption of nature is derived from our first parents, and all the calamities that attend it we have by kind; it was the inheritance they transmitted to their degenerate race, an hereditary disease. They are as fond of it as a man of his inheritance, hold it as fast, and are as loth to part… Read the whole commentary →