Proverbs 28:14
O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, || And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
In Context
15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, || [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the enchanters of Egypt do so with their secrets, and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken,
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursue, and go in after them (all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen) into the midst of the sea,
Psalms 2:11Serve YHWH with fear, || And rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 95:8Do not harden your heart as [in] Meribah, || As [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness,
Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart be envious at sinners, || But—in the fear of YHWH all the day.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner is doing evil one hundred [times], and prolonging [himself] for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before 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 →