Proverbs 14:2

New King James Version

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

2 Kings 17:34

To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the Lord, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the Lord had commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel,

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

Job 12:4

“I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed.

Job 28:28

And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.

Proverbs 11:12

He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

Proverbs 19:1

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

Proverbs 2:15

Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths;

Proverbs 28:6

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

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.

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

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Acts 10:22

And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

Acts 10:35

But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

Acts 9:31

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.