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Proverbs 28:14 Cross-References

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Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs 28:14 (KJV)

Commentary on Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth alway (אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מְפַחֵד תָּמִיד, ashrei adam mefached tamid)—אַשְׁרֵי (ashrei, 'blessed, happy') opens the Psalter (Psalm 1:1) and marks the truly flourishing life. מְפַחֵד (mefached, 'fearing, being in awe') modifies פַּחַד (pachad, 'fear, dread, reverence'); תָּמִיד (tamid, 'continually, always') makes this not occasional but habitual. This is not paranoia but perpetual God-consciousness—the fear of the LORD that is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief (וּמַקְשֶׁה לִבּוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָה, umaqsheh...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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