Proverbs 28:14
ContextNETBible | Blessed is the one who is always cautious, 1 but whoever hardens his heart 2 will fall into evil. |
XREF | Ex 7:22; Ex 14:23; Job 9:4; Ps 2:11; Ps 16:8; Ps 112:1; Pr 23:17; Pr 29:1; Isa 66:2; Jer 32:40; Ro 2:4; Ro 11:20; Heb 4:1; 1Pe 1:17 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Most commentators (and some English versions, e.g., NIV) assume that the participle מְפַחֵד (mÿfakhed, “fears”) means “fears the 2 sn The one who “hardens his heart” in this context is the person who refuses to fear sin and its consequences. The image of the “hard heart” is one of a stubborn will, unyielding and unbending (cf. NCV, TEV, NLT). This individual will fall into sin. |