Proverbs 14:19
Good News Translation
Evil people will have to bow down to the righteous and humbly beg their favor.

New Revised Standard Version
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Contemporary English Version
The wicked will come crawling to those who obey God.

New American Bible
The malicious bow down before the good, and the wicked, at the gates of the just.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Genesis 42:6 And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,

Genesis 43:28 And they answered: Thy servant our father, is in health; he is yet living. And bowing themselves, they made obeisance to him.

Exodus 8:8 But Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Pray ye to the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

Exodus 9:27,28 And Pharao sent and called Moses and Aaron, saying to them: I have sinned this time also, the Lord is just: I and my people, are wicked. . . .

Exodus 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and shall worship me, saying: Go forth thou, and all the people that is under thee: after that we will go out.

2 Kings 3:12 And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat, king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.

Esther 7:7,8 But the king being angry rose up, and went from the place of the banquet into the garden set with trees. Aman also rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his life, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king. . . .

Psalm 49:14 They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.

Isaiah 60:14 And the children of them that afflict thee, shall come bowing down to thee, and all that slandered thee shall worship the steps of thy feet, and shall call thee the city of the Lord, the Sion of the Holy One of Israel.

Micah 7:9,10,16,17 I will bear the wrath of the Lord, because I have sinned against him: until he judge my cause, and execute judgement for me: he will bring me forth into the light, I shall behold his justice. . . .

Malachi 4:3 And you shall tread down the wicked when they shall be ashes under the sole of your feet in the day that I do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

Acts 16:39 And coming, they besought them: and bringing them out, they desired them to depart out of the city.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.

Context
The Wise Woman
18The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent shall look for knowledge. 19The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.20The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:36
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

Proverbs 11:29
The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise.

Proverbs 14:18
The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent shall look for knowledge.

Proverbs 14:18
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