Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
In Context
33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
35The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:1'And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,
Judges 2:6And Joshua sendeth the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land;
Psalms 107:34A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Jeremiah 2:2'Go, and thou hast called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: I have remembered for thee The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, Thy going after Me in a wilderness, in a land not sown.
Ezekiel 22:1And there is a word of Jehovah 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 →