Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
New American Standard Bible
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
King James Version
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Holman Bible
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
International Standard Version
Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
A Conservative Version
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
American Standard Version
The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Amplified
The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked [will bow down] at the gates of the righteous.
Darby Translation
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous man.
Julia Smith Translation
The evil bowed before the good, and the unjust at the gates of the just one.
King James 2000
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Modern King James verseion
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The evil shall bow themselves before the good; and the ungodly shall wait at the doors of the righteous.
NET Bible
Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The Emphasized Bible
Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, at the gates of the righteous.
Webster
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
World English Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Youngs Literal Translation
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Interlinear
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Paniym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. 19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. 20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
Genesis 43:28
And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.
Exodus 8:8
Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, Make prayer to the Lord that he will take away these frogs from me and my people; and I will let the people go and make their offering to the Lord.
Exodus 9:27-28
Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have done evil this time: the Lord is upright, and I and my people are sinners.
Exodus 11:8
And all these your servants will come to me, going down on their faces before me and saying, Go out, and all your people with you: and after that I will go out. And he went away from Pharaoh burning with wrath.
1 Samuel 2:36
Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.
2 Kings 3:12
And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
Esther 7:7-8
And the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king's purpose was evil against him.
Psalm 49:14
Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
Proverbs 11:29
The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Isaiah 60:14
And the sons of those who were cruel to you will come before you with bent heads; and those who made sport of you will go down on their faces at your feet; and you will be named, The Town of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Micah 7:9-10
I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
Micah 7:16-17
The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.
Malachi 4:3
And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.
Acts 16:39
Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
Revelation 3:9
See, I will make those of the Synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and are not, but say what is false; I will make them come and give worship before your feet, and see my love for you.