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Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

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ASV

Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

KJV

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.Reihow blessed!H835 →
אָ֭דָם'A.dom[is] a personH120 →
מְפַחֵ֣דme.fa.Ched[who] fearsH6342 →
תָּמִ֑ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548 →
וּמַקְשֶׁ֥הu.mak.Shehand [one who] hardensH7185 →
לִ֝בּ֗וֹli.Boheart hisH3820 →
יִפּ֥וֹלyi.Polhe will fallH5307 →
בְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'Ahin calamityH7451 →

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1 Corinthians 10:12So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.Psalms 2:11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.Romans 11:20That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.1 Peter 1:17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.Psalms 95:8do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,Hebrews 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.Jeremiah 44:10To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?Exodus 7:22But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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