Proverbs 14:32
By his wickedness the wicked is thrust down; But the righteous hath hope even in death.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
In Context
31He who oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he who hath mercy on the poor honoreth him.
33Wisdom resteth quietly in the heart of the wise; But in the breast of fools it will be made known.
Cross References
Job 13:15Lo! he slayeth me, and I have no hope! Yet will I justify my ways before him.
Job 19:25Yet I know that my Vindicator liveth, And will hereafter stand up on the earth;
Psalms 16:11Thou wilt show me the path of life; In thy presence is fulness of joy; At thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 23:4When I walk through a valley of deathlike shade, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy crook and thy staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 58:9Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
Proverbs 6:15Therefore shall calamity come upon him suddenly; In a moment shall he be destroyed, and that without remedy;
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 →