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Proverbs 28:14

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Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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  1. Proverbs 23:17Rank 1 from verse 14
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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  2. Psalms 2:11Rank 2 from verse 14
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    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

  3. Isaiah 66:2Rank 3 from verse 14
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    2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  4. Jeremiah 32:40Rank 4 from verse 14
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    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  5. Romans 11:20Rank 5 from verse 14
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    20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

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Proverbs 28:14

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

28:14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

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