Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
New American Standard Bible
But he who is
King James Version
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Holman Bible
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
International Standard Version
Someone whose conduct is upright fears the LORD, but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.
A Conservative Version
He who walks in his uprightness fears LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
American Standard Version
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Amplified
He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Bible in Basic English
He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
Darby Translation
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
Julia Smith Translation
He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.
King James 2000
He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious [in] his ways displeases him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD.
NET Bible
The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
New Heart English Bible
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
The Emphasized Bible
He that walketh in his uprightness, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who despiseth him.
Webster
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
World English Bible
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
1 A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands. 2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall keep them.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, You have shown to Your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before You in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with You. And You have kept this great kindness for him, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. And that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside from evil.
Job 12:4
I am a laughing-stock to his friends; who calls on God, and He answers him; the just, the upright one is a mockery;
Job 28:28
And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!
Psalm 25:21
Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.
Psalm 112:1
Praise Jehovah! Blessed is the man who fears Jehovah, who delights greatly in His Commandments.
Psalm 123:3-4
Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with scorn.
Proverbs 2:15
whose ways are crooked, and are devious in their paths.
Proverbs 11:12
One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Proverbs 16:17
The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God, and keep His commandments. For this is the whole duty of man.
Malachi 2:5-6
My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him for fear; and he feared Me, and he is awed before My name.
Luke 10:16
The one hearing you hears Me, and he who despises you despises Me; he who rejects you also rejects Him who sent Me.
Luke 16:14
And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.
Acts 9:31
Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.
Acts 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one who fears God, and one of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.
Acts 10:35
but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.
Romans 2:4-5
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
2 Timothy 3:2-3
For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,