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Proverbs 14:34 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.Proverbs 14:34 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:34 in context
32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
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- Righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- exaltethrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- reproachchêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- sinchaṭṭâʼâhan offence , and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403 →
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Note, 1. Justice, reigning in a nation, puts an honour upon it. A righteous administration of the government, impartial equity between man and man, public countenance given to religion, the general practice and profession of virtue, the protecting and preserving of virtuous men, charity and compassion to strangers…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary