Bible verse
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Proverbs 14:34 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 14.
30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
KJV
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.
ASV
Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
ERV
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
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