Proverbs 14:2
He that walketh in his yashar feareth Hashem, 1 but he that is devious in his drakhim despiseth Him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1Chachmot nashim buildeth her bais, 1 but the foolish pulleth it down with her hands. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Sh'lomo said, Thou hast showed unto Thy eved Dovid Avi chesed gadol (great mercy), according as he walked before Thee in emes, and in tzedakah, and in yesharah levav (uprightness of heart) with Thee; and Thou hast been shomer to preserve this chesed hagadol for him, that Thou hast given him + 3:6 Dovid ben to sit on his kisse, as is this day.
Job 1:1There was an ish in Eretz Utz, shmo Iyov; and that ish was blameless and yashar, and yire Elohim, and shunned evil.
Job 28:28And unto adam He said, 1 See, the Yirat Adonoi, that is chochmah, 1 and to depart from rah is binah.
Psalms 112:1Praise Hashem. 1 Ashrei is the ish that feareth Hashem, 1 that delighteth greatly in His mitzvot. 1
Proverbs 2:15Whose orkhot (paths) are crooked ones, 1 and they are devious in their ma'agalot (paths). 1
Proverbs 16:6By chesed and emes avon is purged, 1 and by the Yirat Hashem men depart from rah. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:2
Wisdom and Folly. 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. Note, 1. A good wife is a great blessing to a family. By a fruitful wife a family is multiplied and replenished with children, and so built up. But by a prudent wife, one that is pious, industrious, and considerate, the affairs of the family are made to prosper, debts are paid, portions raised, provision made, the children well educated and maintained, and the family has comfort within doors and credit… Read the whole commentary →