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href="/niv/proverbs/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Happy <i>is</i> the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Happy <i>is</i> the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />How blessed is the person who fears always, But one who hardens his heart will fall into disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How blessed is the man who is always in dread, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>and</i> favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times, But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD blesses everyone who is afraid to do evil, but if you are cruel, you will end up in trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who is always fearful [of sin], but whoever is hard-hearted falls into disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Always obey the LORD and you will be happy. If you are stubborn, you will be ruined. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent; but the one who hardens his heart will fall into evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, "" And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind, shall fall into evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is ever fearful. Yet truly, whoever is hardened in mind will fall into evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Happy those who always fear; but those who harden their hearts fall into evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is reverent always; but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Blessed is the man that senses awe always, and he that hardens his heart will fall into evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/28-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5794" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">The Boldness of the Righteous</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·rê (Interjection) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">who is always</a> <a href="/hebrew/6342.htm" title="6342: mə·p̄a·ḥêḏ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To dread, be in dread or in awe. A primitive root; to be startled; hence, to fear in general.">reverent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7185.htm" title="7185: ū·maq·šeh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be hard, severe or fierce. A primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. Tough or severe.">but he who hardens</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">his heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">falls</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bə·rā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">into trouble.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a></span><br />Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-4</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5-6</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a></span><br />The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13-14</a></span><br />But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ / I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a></span><br />because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Happy is the man that fears always: but he that hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.</p><p class="hdg">happy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-17.htm">Proverbs 23:17</a></b></br> Let not thine heart envy sinners: but <i>be thou</i> in the fear of the LORD all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Psalm 2:11</a></b></br> Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a></b></br> I have set the LORD always before me: because <i>he is</i> at my right hand, I shall not be moved.</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></b></br> He, that being often reproved hardeneth <i>his</i> neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Exodus 7:22</a></b></br> And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">Exodus 14:23</a></b></br> And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, <i>even</i> all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-112.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-17.htm">Always</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-9.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Feareth</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-7.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-19.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Hardeneth</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Hardening</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Hardens</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm">Times</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-12.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Always</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-25.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Feareth</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Hardeneth</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Hardening</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Hardens</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-25.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-11.htm">Times</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">general observations of impiety and integrity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/proverbs/28.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Blessed is the man</b><br />The word "blessed" in Hebrew is "אַשְׁרֵי" (ashrei), which conveys a sense of happiness, fortune, and divine favor. In the biblical context, being blessed is not merely about material wealth or success but about a deep-seated joy and contentment that comes from living in alignment with God's will. This phrase sets the tone for the verse, indicating that the person who follows the subsequent advice will experience this profound state of blessedness.<p><b>who is always reverent</b><br />The Hebrew word for "reverent" is "יָרֵא" (yare), which is often translated as "fear" in the sense of awe and respect towards God. This reverence is not about being afraid but about recognizing God's majesty and authority, leading to a life of obedience and worship. The phrase "always reverent" suggests a continuous, habitual attitude of respect and submission to God, which is a hallmark of a faithful believer's life.<p><b>but he who hardens his heart</b><br />To "harden" one's heart, from the Hebrew "קָשָׁה" (qashah), implies a stubbornness or resistance to God's guidance and correction. Biblically, a hardened heart is often associated with rebellion and pride, as seen in the account of Pharaoh in Exodus. This phrase warns against the spiritual danger of becoming callous or indifferent to God's voice, which can lead to spiritual and moral decline.<p><b>falls into trouble</b><br />The Hebrew word for "trouble" is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which can mean evil, distress, or calamity. This phrase serves as a cautionary conclusion, illustrating the inevitable consequences of a hardened heart. In the biblical narrative, those who resist God's will often find themselves in dire situations, both spiritually and physically. The contrast between the blessedness of reverence and the peril of a hardened heart underscores the importance of maintaining a humble and responsive spirit before God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Happy is the man that feareth alway</span> lest he should fall, and so, distrusting himself, seeks heavenly aid (<a href="/philippians/2-12.htm" title="Why, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.">Philippians 2:12</a>).<p><span class= "bld">He that hardeneth his heart.</span>--(Comp. <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm" title="But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and listened not to them; as the LORD had said.">Exodus 8:15</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>)<p><span class= "bld">Shall fall into mischief.--</span>As he will have lost the guidance and protection of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Happy is the man that feareth alway.</span> Some have taken the fear mentioned to be the fear with which God is to be regarded. Thus Aben Ezra. But it is rather the fear of sin which is meant - that tender conscience and watchful heart which lead a man robe prepared for temptation and able to resist it when it arises. Such a one distrusts himself, takes heed lest he fall (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12</a>), and works out his salvation with fear and trembling (<a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12</a>; comp. <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Proverbs 14:16</a>). "Grow not thoughtless of retribution" ('Pirke Aboth,' 1:8). A horror of sin cannot be instilled too early into the young. Septuagint, "Happy is the man who piously (<span class="greek">δἰ</span> <span class="greek">εὐλάβειαν</span>) fears all things." St. Bernard ('In Cant. Serm.,' 54:9)," In veritate didici, nil aeque efficax esse ad gratiam promerendam, retinendam, recuperandam, quam si omni tempore coram Deo inveniaris non altum sapere, sed timere. Time ergo cum arriserit gratia, time cum abierit, time cum denuo revertetur; et hoc est semper pavidum esse." <span class="cmt_word">He that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief;</span> or, <span class="accented">calamity</span> (<a href="/proverbs/17-20.htm">Proverbs 17:20</a>). A man hardens his heart who attends not to the voice of conscience, the restraints of religion, the counsel of friends, the warnings of experience (comp. ver. 26; <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a>; <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8</a>). This man scorns the grace of God, loses his protection, and must come to misery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/28-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happiness, interjection, how happy!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭דָם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who is always</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reverent,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְפַחֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·p̄a·ḥêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6342.htm">Strong's 6342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dread, be in dread or in awe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but he who hardens</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maq·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7185.htm">Strong's 7185: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hard, severe or fierce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֝בּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falls</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפּ֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into trouble.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָעָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who always fears (Prov. 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