19The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.


In Context

16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

Proverbs 14:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:19Evil men will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.