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Proverbs 14:2

World English Bible

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

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Proverbs 14:2 in other translations

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Proverbs 14:2 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:2 in context

  1. 1Every wise woman builds her house,
    but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
  2. 2He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
  3. 3The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise protect them.
  4. 4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
    but much increase is by the strength of the ox.