Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a people; but the disgrace of nations is sin.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou wilt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee highest above all nations of the earth.
Judges 2:6And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to take possession of the land.
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
Jeremiah 2:2Go and call out before the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, I remember unto thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thy espousals, thy going after me in the wilderness, through a land that is not sown.
Ezekiel 22:1And the word of the Lord came unto 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 →