Proverbs 14:34
Doing what is right exalts a nation, 1 but sin is a disgrace to any people. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, 1 but even among fools she lets herself be known. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1If you listen carefully to the voice of Yahweh your God so as to keep all his commandments that I am commanding you today, Yahweh your God will set you above all the other nations of the earth.
Judges 2:6Now when Joshua had sent the people on their way, the people of Israel each went to the place assigned, to take ownership of their land.
Psalms 107:34and a fruitful land into a barren place 1 because of the wickedness of its people. 1
Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem. Say, 'Yahweh says this: 1 I have called to mind on your behalf the covenant faithfulness in your youthfulness, your love at the time when we were engaged, 1 when you went after me in the wilderness, the land that was not sown. 1
Ezekiel 22:1Then the word of Yahweh came to 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 →