Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that always dreadeth [to do evil]; but he that hardeneth his heart will fall into unhappiness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
In Context
15As a roaring lion, and a greedy bear, so is a wicked ruler over an indigent people.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their secret arts: and the heart of Pharaoh remained hardened, and he did not hearken unto them; as the Lord had spoken.
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen, to the midst of the sea.
Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as on the day of the temptation in the wilderness:
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but [remain] in the fear of the lord all the time.
Ecclesiastes 8:12But let a sinner do evil a hundred times, and [God] withhold long his punishment from him; still do I truly know for certain that it will be well with those that fear God, because they are afraid of 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 →