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Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that walketh
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
in hisw uprightness
yosher (Hebrew #3476)
the right
KJV usage: equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
Pronounce: yo'-sher
Origin: from 3474
feareth
yare' (Hebrew #3373)
fearing; morally, reverent
KJV usage: afraid, fear (-ful).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: from 3372
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: but he that is perverse
luwz (Hebrew #3868)
to turn aside (compare 3867, 3874 and 3885), i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse
KJV usage: depart, froward, perverse(-ness).
Pronounce: looz
Origin: a primitive root
in his ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
despiseth
bazah (Hebrew #959)
to disesteem
KJV usage: despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), + think to scorn, vile person.
Pronounce: baw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 25:21• 21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. (Psa. 25:21)
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Rom. 2:4• 4or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance? (Rom. 2:4)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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that walketh.
Prov. 16:17• 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. (Prov. 16:17)
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Prov. 28:6• 6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich. (Prov. 28:6)
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1 Kings 3:6• 6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day. (1 Kings 3:6)
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Job 1:1• 1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil. (Job 1:1)
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Job 28:28• 28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28)
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Psa. 25:21• 21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. (Psa. 25:21)
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Psa. 112:1• 1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)
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Eccl. 12:13• 13Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man. (Eccl. 12:13)
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Mal. 2:5‑6• 5My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
 6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. (Mal. 2:5‑6)
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Acts 9:31• 31The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:31)
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Acts 10:22,35• 22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.
 35but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:22,35)
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Prov. 11:12• 12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. (Prov. 11:12)
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Job 12:4• 4I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon +God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright man. (Job 12:4)
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Psa. 123:3‑4• 3Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud. (Psa. 123:3‑4)
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Luke 10:16• 16He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me. (Luke 10:16)
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Luke 16:14• 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him. (Luke 16:14)
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Rom. 2:4‑5• 4or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?
 5but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, (Rom. 2:4‑5)
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2 Tim. 3:2‑3• 2for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
 3without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good, (2 Tim. 3:2‑3)
• The testimony of the lips, if contradicted by the behavior, is of little worth. The one who fears the Lord will be characterized by godliness and faithfulness. (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• If the ways are perverse, and opposed to His revealed will, it is proof that God is really despised, and not feared: He wants reality. (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is pervertedd in his ways despiseth him.

JND Translation Notes

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See chs. 2.15; 3.32.