Proverbs 14:2

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

KJV

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

ASV

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

BBE

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.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 2

Here are grace and sin in their true colours. Those that despise God's precepts and promises, despise God and all his power and mercy.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.