Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
35The king's favor is towards a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently to the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day; that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Judges 2:6And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
Jeremiah 2:2Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thy espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Ezekiel 22:1Moreover the word of the LORD 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 →