Proverbs 14:32

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“The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.”

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BSBPD

“The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death <FI>is<Fi> the righteous.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 14:32 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
  2. Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  3. Job 18:18He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
  4. Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
  5. Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
  6. Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  7. Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
  8. Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
  9. Psalms 37:37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
  10. Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
  11. Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
  12. Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
  13. Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
  14. Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  15. Daniel 5:26And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
  16. Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
  17. John 8:21Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  18. John 8:24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  19. Romans 9:22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
  20. 1 Corinthians 15:55“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
  21. 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  22. 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  23. Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
  24. Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

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