Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:
Judges 2:6Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into a salt desert, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Jeremiah 2:2Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Ezekiel 22:1Moreover the word of the LORD 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 →