He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
And, is not in Hebrew.
Is. Hebrew, "but the perverse in his ways despiseth him "(Haydock) shewing by his conduct that he cares not for the Lord. (Calmet)
Septuagint, "he shall be dishonoured, that"
“He who walks straight, fears the Lord.” Not just any fear makes people walk straight, but the fear of God.… A life provided with virtue is quite illustrious, but the addition of fear makes persons more religious. Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon, Fragment
