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Proverbs 28:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 28:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 Happy those who always fear;[a]
but those who harden their hearts fall into evil.
Footnotes
- 28:14 Fear is a different verb than in the phrase “to fear (or revere) the Lord.” In its only other biblical occurrence (Is 51:13), the verb means to dread an oppressor. The saying states a paradox: those who fear in the sense of being cautious are declared happy, whereas those who are fearless will fall into traps they did not “fear.” In short, there is good fear and bad fear.
Proverbs 28:14
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:14
New American Standard Bible
14 How blessed is the person who (A)fears always,
But one who (B)hardens his heart will fall into disaster.
Proverbs 28:14
English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:14
English Standard Version
14 Blessed is the one who (A)fears the Lord[a] always,
but whoever (B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord
Proverbs 28:14
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 28:14
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
14 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
Proverbs 28:14
New International Version
Proverbs 28:14
New International Version
14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
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