Proverbs 14:19
The Scripture
(19) The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Proverbs 14 the text contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that the wise person listens to counsel while the foolish one rejects it. It also notes that the wise man is a friend to the poor and the fool to the rich, and that the wise will prosper while the foolish will be his own ruin.
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Genesis 42:6Genesis 43:28Exodus 8:8Exodus 9:27Exodus 9:28Exodus 11:8II Kings 3:12Esther 7:7Esther 7:8Psalms 49:14Isaiah 60:14Micah 7:9
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