Proverbs 28:14
How happy the man who is ever circumspect, whereas, he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into calamity.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
In Context
15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, is a lawless ruler, over a poor people.
Cross References
Exodus 7:22And the sacred scribes of Egypt did in like manner with their secret arts,—so the heart of Pharaoh waxed bold and he hearkened not unto them, as spake Yahweh.
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued, and entered after them—all the horses of Pharaoh his chariots and his horsemen,—into the midst of the sea.
Psalms 2:11Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling:
Psalms 95:8Do not harden your heart as at Meribah, As on the day of Massah, in the desert;
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner be committing wickedness a hundred times, and continuing long in his own way, yet I surely know that it shall be well to them who revere God, who stand in awe 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 →