Why then have you despised the Lord’s command by doing what I consider evil? You struck down Uriah the Hethite with the sword and took his wife as your own wife #– #you murdered him with the Ammonite’s sword.
Proverbs 14:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord, but the one who is devious in his ways despises him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. Common English Bible Those who walk with integrity fear the LORD, but those who take a crooked path despise him. Catholic Public Domain Version One who walks on a virtuous journey, and who fears God, is despised by him who advances along a disreputable way. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by him that goeth by an infamous way. |
Why then have you despised the Lord’s command by doing what I consider evil? You struck down Uriah the Hethite with the sword and took his wife as your own wife #– #you murdered him with the Ammonite’s sword.
And Solomon replied, ‘You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
They are still observing the former practices to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments that the Lord had commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he had given the name Israel.
There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
I am a laughing-stock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and blameless man is a laughing-stock.
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbour lacks sense, but a person with understanding keeps silent.
The road of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.
Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Better the poor person who lives with integrity than the rich one who distorts right and wrong. ,
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.’
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.
They said, ‘Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear a message from you.’
but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.