Proverbs 28:14
Happy the man who feareth always! But he who hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Noyes Bible
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 hungry bear, So is a wicked ruler over a needy people.
Cross References
Psalms 2:11Be subject to Jehovah with awe, And fear with trembling!
Psalms 95:8“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah [[the strife]], As in the day of temptation [[Massah]] in the wilderness,
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
Ecclesiastes 8:12But though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and have his days prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that 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 →