Proverbs 14:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² He who walks in his straightness fears יהוה, But he whose ways are crooked despises Him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² He who walks in uprightness reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, but he who is contrary and devious in his ways despises Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

² He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Common English Bible

² Those who walk with integrity fear the LORD, but those who take a crooked path despise him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² One who walks on a virtuous journey, and who fears God, is despised by him who advances along a disreputable way.

Proverbs 14:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

Why have you despised the Word of יהוה to do evil in His eyes? You have struck Uriyah the Ḥittite with the sword, and his wife you took to be your wife, and you have killed him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

1 Kings 3:6

And Shelomoh said, “You have shown great loving-commitment to your servant Dawiḏ my father, as he walked before You in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You. And You have guarded for him this great loving-commitment, and did give him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

2 Kings 17:34

To this day they are doing according to the former rulings: they are not fearing יהוה, nor do they follow their laws or their right-rulings, or the Torah and command which יהוה had commanded the children of Ya‛aqoḇ, whose name He made Yisra’ĕl,

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uts, whose name was Iyoḇ. And that man was perfect and straight, and one who feared Elohim and turned aside from evil.

Job 12:4

I have become a laughing-stock to my friends – one who has called on Eloah and He answered him! A laughing-stock is the righteous, the perfect one!

Job 28:28

And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of יהוה, that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 112:1

Aleph Praise Yah! Blessed is the man, Who fears יהוה, Bĕt Who has greatly delighted in His commands.

Psalm 25:21

Taw Let integrity and straightness guard me, For I have waited for You.

Proverbs 11:12

He who lacks heart despises his neighbour, But a man of understanding keeps silence.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the straight Is to turn away from evil; He who guards his life watches over His way.

Proverbs 16:6

By loving-commitment and truth crookedness is pardoned. And in the fear of יהוה one turns away from evil.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor walking in his integrity Than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.

Proverbs 2:15

Whose paths are crooked, And they are perverted in their ways;

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, who is rich.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the entire matter: Fear Elohim and guard His commands, for this applies to all mankind!

Luke 10:16

He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

Luke 16:14

And the Pharisees, who loved silver, also heard all this, and were sneering at Him,

Acts 10:22

And they said, “Cornelius the captain, a righteous man and one who fears Elohim and well spoken of by the entire nation of the Yehuḏim, was instructed by a set-apart messenger to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

Acts 10:35

but in every nation, he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

Acts 9:31

Then indeed the assemblies throughout all Yehuḏah, and Galil, and Shomeron had peace and were built up, and walking in the fear of יהוה and in the encouragement of the Set-apart Spirit, they were being increased.