Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, || And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.
35The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, || And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1“And it has been, if you listen diligently to the voice of your God YHWH, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding you today, that your God YHWH has made you highest above all the nations of the earth,
Judges 2:6And Joshua sends the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land;
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land becomes a barren place, || For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Jeremiah 2:2“Go, and you have called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said YHWH: I have remembered for you || The kindness of your youth, the love of your espousals, || Your going after Me in a wilderness, in a land not sown.
Ezekiel 22:1And there is a word of YHWH 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 →