Proverbs 14:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 14:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 14:34 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. to any...: Heb. to nations" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 14:34 — KJV
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. to any...: Heb. to nations”
— Proverbs 14:34 (KJV)
Proverbs 14:34 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 14:34
“O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. govern: Heb. lead”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:34: nation, sin, people
“And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: to be a curse: Heb. for a curse”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:34: nation, sin, reproach
“I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. vex: Heb. provoke to anger, or, grief”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:34: nation, any, people
“Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:34: nation, reproach, any
“Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. blood: Heb. bloods”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:34: nation, any, people
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