Proverbs 14:19 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

KJV

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The evil bow before the good - They are almost constrained to show them respect; and the wicked, who have wasted their substance with riotous living, bow before the gates of the righteous - of benevolent men - begging a morsel of bread.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שַׁח֣וּ	sha.Chu	they bow	H7817 →
רָ֭עִים	Ra.'im	evil [people]	H7451 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
טוֹבִ֑ים	to.Vim	good [people]	H2896 →
וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים	u.re.sha.'Im	and wicked [people]	H7563 →
עַֽל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
שַׁעֲרֵ֥י	sha.'a.Rei	[the] gates of	H8179 →
צַדִּֽיק׃	tza.Dik	[the] righteous	H6662 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
leads to
- Job 40:12
  Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
- Romans 16:20
  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Zechariah 10:5
  They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
- Micah 7:10
  Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like…
- Micah 5:8
  Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which…
Through
Exodus 8:8
Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the…
leads to
- Exodus 10:17
  Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
- Exodus 8:25–28
  Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”
Through
Exodus 11:8
And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s…
leads to
- Exodus 12:31–33
  Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.

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06About Proverbs

Where the connections lead

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