Proverbs 14:19
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
Webster's Revision
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
World English Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Clarke's Proverbs 14:19 Bible Commentary
The evil bow before the good - They are almost constrained to show them respect; and the wicked, who have wasted their substance with riotous living, bow before the gates of the righteous - of benevolent men - begging a morsel of bread.
Wesley's Proverbs 14:19 Bible Commentary
14:19 The evil - Good men shall have the pre - eminency over the wicked.
