Proverbs 14:19 meaning and explanation
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19, Berean Standard Bible
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This saying in Proverbs 14 pictures a reversal: those who do evil end up bowing before those who are good, and the wicked crouch at the gates of the righteous. In Israel's culture the city gate was where legal cases were heard and honour was publicly shown, so the image means the wicked are humbled at the very place where the righteous are vindicated.
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