Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into euill.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the enchanters of Egypt did likewise with their sorceries: and the heart of Phraoh was hardened: so that he did not hearken vnto them, as the Lord had sayde.
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued and went after them to the middes of the Sea, euen all Pharaohs horses, his charets, and his horsemen.
Psalms 2:11Serue the Lord in feare, and reioyce in trembling.
Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart, as in Meribah, and as in the day of Massah in the wildernesse.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lord continually.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner doe euill an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his dayes, yet I knowe that it shalbe well with them that feare the Lord, and doe reuerence 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 →