Proverbs · Proverbs 14
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 14.
Before
1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 14:2
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
After
3The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
This verse does not yet have an editorial note of its own. The chapter it belongs to is the best place to read it: Proverbs 14.