Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
KJV
Jacebunt mali ante bonos, et impii ante portas justorum.
Vulgate
ὀλισθήσουσιν κακοὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσιν θύρας δικαίων.
LXX
The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
ASV
שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִ/פְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יִּשַּׁ֥ח
yshch
verb · 20×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 2:36 — And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the prie
- 2Kgs 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.
- Exod 8:8 — Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD
- Exod 9:27 — And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Exod 11:8 — And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Phara
- Gen 42:6 — And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
- Gen 43:28 — And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
- Isa 60:14 — The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LO
- Mal 4:3 — And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Mic 7:9 — I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousn
- Mic 7:16 — The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
- Prov 11:29 — He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
- Prov 11:29 — He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
- Ps 49:14 — Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
- Rev 3:9 — Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.