Proverbs 14:19
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
In Context
18Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
20Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
Cross References
Genesis 42:6And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, bowing with the face to the ground.
Exodus 8:8And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray for me to the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.
Exodus 11:8And all these your servants shall come down to me, and do me reverence, saying, Go forth, you and all the people over whom you preside, and afterwards I will go forth.
2 Kings 3:12And Josaphat said, He has the word of the Lord. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise; and pay your vows to the Most High. 1
Isaiah 60:14And the sons of them that afflicted you, and of them that provoked you, shall come to you + 60:14 Lit. having feared. in fear; and you shall be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:19
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. Note, 1. Sin is the shame of sinners: The simple, who love simplicity, get nothing by it; they inherit folly. They have it by inheritance, so some. This corruption of nature is derived from our first parents, and all the calamities that attend it we have by kind; it was the inheritance they transmitted to their degenerate race, an hereditary disease. They are as fond of it as a man of his inheritance, hold it as fast, and are as loth to part… Read the whole commentary →