King James Version
Proverbs 14:19 in the King James Version says “The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.”
Proverbs 14:19 · KJV
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. the rich: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor , happy is he.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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