Bible Strands
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text presents a wisdom contrast addressing a general audience, placed between instructions on honoring God through treatment of the poor and the quiet nature of discernment.
The words — יִדָּחֶה (yi.da.Cheh) means "he is pushed down," paired with חֹסֶה (cho.Seh), meaning "seeking refuge," to frame the verse's dual outcome.
The thread — This motif of divine preservation in mortality echoes the rescue from evil in 2 Timothy 4:18, the fearlessness in the valley of death in Psalms 23:4, and the preference to be with the Lord away from the body in 2 Corinthians 5:8.
Why it lands — The passage demands a clear-eyed assessment of personal conduct, requiring the reader to choose between the self-destructive path of wickedness and the secure reliance of the righteous.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Cross-references
- 2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 23:4 Even 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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Genesis 49:18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Psalms 37:37 Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
- Proverbs 24:16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, 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.