Proverbs 14:14
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A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.

the backslider

Proverbs 1:32 But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.

Jeremiah 2:19 Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts.

Jeremiah 8:5 Why then is this people in Jerusalem turned away with a stubborn revolting? they have laid hold on lying, and have refused to return.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.

Hosea 4:16 For Israel hath gone astray like a wanton heifer now will the Lord feed them, as a lamb in a spacious place.

Zephaniah 1:6 And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.

Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest perhaps there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, to depart from the living God.

2 Peter 2:20-22 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former. . . .

filled

Proverbs 1:31 The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Proverbs 12:14 By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

Ezekiel 22:31 And I poured out my indignation upon them, in the fire of my wrath I consumed them: I have rendered their way upon their own head, saith the Lord God.

a good

Proverbs 14:10 The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.

John 4:14 But the water that I will give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.

2 Corinthians 2:12 And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

Galatians 6:4,8 But let every one prove his own work: and so he shall have glory in himself only and not in another. . . .

Context
The Wise Woman
13Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the ends of joy. 14A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.15The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight.…
Cross References
Psalm 109:17
But persecuted the poor man and the beggar; and the broken in heart, to put him to death.

Proverbs 1:31
The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Proverbs 9:12
A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,

Proverbs 12:14
By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

Proverbs 12:21
Whatsoever shall befall the just man, shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Proverbs 14:15
The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight.

Proverbs 18:20
Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

Lexicon
The backslider
ס֣וּג (sūḡ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5472: To move away, backslide

in heart
לֵ֑ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

will have the fill
יִ֭שְׂבַּע (yiś·ba‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

of his own ways,
מִדְּרָכָ֣יו (mid·də·rā·ḵāw)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

but a good
טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

[will be rewarded] for his.
וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו (ū·mê·‘ā·lāw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
The backslider in heart will have the fill of his own ways, but a good man will be rewarded for his.The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man'shall be satisfied from himself.

A stout-hearted man shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
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