Proverbs 14:19

NETBible

Those who are evil will bow 1  before those who are good, and the wicked will bow 2  at the gates 3  of the righteous.

NIV ©

Evil men will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

NASB ©

The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

NLT ©

Evil people will bow before good people; the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

MSG ©

Eventually, evil will pay tribute to good; the wicked will respect God-loyal people.

BBE ©

The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

NRSV ©

The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

NKJV ©

The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

KJV
The evil
<07451>
bow
<07817> (8804)
before
<06440>
the good
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and the wicked
<07563>
at the gates
<08179>
of the righteous
<06662>_.
NASB ©
The evil
<7451>
will bow
<7817>
down
<7817>
before
<6440>
the good
<2896>
, And the wicked
<7563>
at the gates
<8179>
of the righteous
<6662>
.
LXXM
olisyhsousin {V-FAI-3P} kakoi
<2556> 
A-NPM
enanti
<1725> 
ADV
agaywn
<18> 
A-GPM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
asebeiv
<765> 
A-NPM
yerapeusousin
<2323> 
V-FAI-3P
yurav
<2374> 
N-APF
dikaiwn
<1342> 
A-GPM
NET [draft] ITL
Those who are evil
<07451>
will bow
<07817>
before
<06440>
those who are good
<02896>
, and the wicked
<07563>
will bow at
<05921>
the gates
<08179>
of the righteous
<06662>
.
HEBREW
qydu
<06662>
yres
<08179>
le
<05921>
Myesrw
<07563>
Mybwj
<02896>
ynpl
<06440>
Myer
<07451>
wxs (14:19)
<07817>
NETBible

Those who are evil will bow 1  before those who are good, and the wicked will bow 2  at the gates 3  of the righteous.

NET Notes

1 tn Many versions nuance the perfect tense verb שָׁחַח (shakhakh) as a characteristic perfect. But the proverb suggests that the reality lies in the future. So the verb is best classified as a prophetic perfect (cf. NASB, NIV, CEV, NLT): Ultimately the wicked will acknowledge and serve the righteous – a point the prophets make.

2 tn The phrase “will bow” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness.

3 sn J. H. Greenstone suggests that this means that they are begging for favors (Proverbs, 154).