Proverbs 28:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
  • Rom 11:20 : 20 Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;
  • Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.
  • 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:
  • Exod 7:22 : 22 And the wonder-workers of Egypt did the same with their secret arts: but Pharaoh's heart was made hard, and he would not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
  • Exod 14:23 : 23 Then the Egyptians went after them into the middle of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses and his war-carriages and his horsemen.
  • Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
  • Ps 2:11 : 11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
  • Ps 95:8 : 8 Let not your hearts be hard, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the waste land;
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 29:1
    77%

    1A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 19:23
    77%

    23The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 28:13
    75%

    13He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

  • Prov 14:14-17
    4 verses
    75%

    14He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

    15The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

    17He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 21:29
    74%

    29The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 14:2
    74%

    2He 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.

  • Ps 128:1
    74%

    1<A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

  • Ps 128:4
    74%

    4See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 29:25
    74%

    25The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

  • Prov 16:20
    73%

    20He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Prov 15:16
    73%

    16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Prov 20:2
    73%

    2The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

  • Prov 11:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

    28He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • Ps 112:1
    72%

    1Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

  • Prov 28:15
    72%

    15Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

    12The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 1:33
    72%

    33But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

  • Prov 28:18
    72%

    18He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

  • Eccl 8:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Prov 23:17
    72%

    17Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

  • Prov 28:20
    72%

    20A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Eccl 7:18
    72%

    18It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Prov 13:13
    72%

    13He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

  • Prov 28:25-27
    3 verses
    71%

    25He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

    26He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

    27He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 22:3
    71%

    3The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Ps 40:4
    71%

    4Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • Prov 14:27
    71%

    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 10:24
    71%

    24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

  • Ps 36:1
    71%

    1<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • Prov 28:1
    71%

    1The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

    9He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 14:21
    71%

    21He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Ps 32:10
    70%

    10The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.

  • Prov 12:8
    70%

    8A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Job 37:24
    70%

    24For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.