Proverbs 14:2
He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, You have showed unto your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 112:1Praise all of you the LORD. Blessed is the man that fears the LORD, that delights greatly in his commandments.
Proverbs 2:15Whose ways are crooked, and they perverse in their paths:
Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:2
Wisdom and Folly. 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. Note, 1. A good wife is a great blessing to a family. By a fruitful wife a family is multiplied and replenished with children, and so built up. But by a prudent wife, one that is pious, industrious, and considerate, the affairs of the family are made to prosper, debts are paid, portions raised, provision made, the children well educated and maintained, and the family has comfort within doors and credit… Read the whole commentary →