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Proverbs 14:19 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.Proverbs 14:19 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:19 in context
17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- gatesshaʻaran openingH8179 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- bowshâchachto sink or depressH7817 →
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That is, 1. The wicked are oftentimes impoverished and brought low, so that they are forced to beg, their wickedness having reduced them to straits; while good men, by the blessing of God, are enriched, and enabled to give, and do give, even to the evil; for where God grants life we must not deny a livelihood. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary