Proverbs 14:34
Tzedakah exalteth a nation, 1 but chattat (sin) is a reproach to any people. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33In the lev of the discerning reposes chochmah, 1 but that which is in kesilim is made known. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt give heed diligently unto the voice of Hashem Eloheicha, to be shomer and to do all His mitzvot which I command thee today, that Hashem Eloheicha will set thee on high above kol Goyei Ha'Aretz;
Judges 2:6And when Yehoshua had let HaAm go, the Bnei Yisroel went every ish unto his nachalah to possess HaAretz.
Psalms 107:34An eretz p'ri (fruitful land) into salt wasteland, 1 because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 1
Jeremiah 2:2Go and cry, shouting in the ears of Yerushalayim, saying, Thus saith Hashem; 1 I remember thee, the chesed of thy ne'urim, 1 the ahavas of thy days as a kallah, 1 when thou wentest after Me in midbar, 1 in an eretz that was not sown. 1
Ezekiel 22:1Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto 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 →