Proverbs 14:2

English Standard Version

²Whoever ^(A)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is ^(B)devious in his ways despises him.

Proverbs 14:2

New English Translation

²The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,^[a]
but the one who is perverted in his ways^[b] despises him.

Proverbs 14:2 tn Heb “fear of the Lord.” The term יְהוָה (y^ehvah, “the Lord”) functions as an objective genitive.
Proverbs 14:2 tn Heb “crooked of ways”; NRSV “devious in conduct.” This construct phrase features a genitive of specification: “crooked in reference to his ways.” The term “ways” is an idiom for moral conduct. The evidence that people fear the Lord is uprightness; the evidence of those who despise him is the devious ways.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has ^(A)strong confidence,
and ^(B)his children will have ^(C)a refuge.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has^[a] strong confidence,^[b]
and it will be a refuge^[c] for his children.

Proverbs 14:26 tn Heb “In the fear of the Lord [there is] confidence of strength.” The verb “one has” is supplied in the translation for the Hebrew nominal clause for the sake of smoothness.
Proverbs 14:26 tn Heb “confidence of strength.” This construct phrase features an attributive genitive: “strong confidence” (so most English versions; NIV “a secure fortress”).
Proverbs 14:26 sn The fear of the Lord will not only provide security for the parent but will also be a refuge for children. The line recalls Exod 20:5-6 where children will reap the benefits of the righteous parents. The line could also be read as “he [= God] will be a refuge for the children.”

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