Proverbs 14:32
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
In Context
31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
Cross References
Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:32
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. God is here pleased to interest himself more than one would imagine in the treatment given to the poor. 1. He reckons himself affronted in the injuries that are done them. Whosoever he be that wrongs a poor man, taking advantage against him because he is poor and cannot help himself, let him know that he puts an affront upon his Maker. God made him, and gave him his being, the same that is the author of our… Read the whole commentary →