Proverbs Chapter 14 verse 2 Holy Bible
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
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He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
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He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
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Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted `in' his ways is despising Him.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord. So the Septuagint. He who lives an upright life does so because he fears the Lord; and his holy conversation is an evidence that he is influenced by religious motives. The outward conduct shows the inward feeling. So he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him - the Lord. A man is evil in his actions because he has cast off the fear of God; and such wickedness is a proof that he has lost all reverence for God and care to please him. Delitzsch renders, "He walketh in his uprightness who feareth Jahve, and perverse in his ways is he that despiseth him;" i.e. the conduct of the two shows the way in which they severally regard God and religion, the former acting conscientiously and uprightly, the latter following his own lusts, which lead him astray. Either interpretation is admissible. Septuagint, "He that walketh in crooked ways (σκολιάζων ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ) shall he dishonoured." The Vulgate gives quite a different turn to the sentence, "He who walketh in the right way and feareth the Lord is despised by him who pursueth the path of shame." This intimates the hatred which sinners feel for the godly (comp. Job 12:4; and especially Wisd. 2:10-20; and our Lord's warning, John 15:18-21).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord.--Rather, He who fears the Lord walketh in his uprightness. (Comp. John 14:21.) And likewise, "he that despiseth Him is perverse in his ways." The fear of God and its absence are clearly seen in the outward conduct.