Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The evil will bow down before the good,
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 evil bow before those who are good,
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.

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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
bow
שׁחח 
Shachach 
Usage: 21

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

and the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

at the gates
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

Verse Info

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

Cross References

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:28

They said, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

Exodus 8:8

Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Plead with the LORD to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the LORD."

Exodus 9:27-28

Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "This time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.

Exodus 11:8

And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, 'Get out, you and all the people who follow you.' And after that I will go out." And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

1 Samuel 2:36

And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, "Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"

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 arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king.

Psalm 49:14

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.

Proverbs 11:29

Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

Isaiah 60:14

The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Micah 7:9-10

I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.

Micah 7:16-17

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf;

Malachi 4:3

And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts.

Acts 16:39

So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved you.

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