Proverbs 28:14

  • A Biblical Contradiction?

    How blessed is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. Proverbs 28:14 NASB Fear always – How can a man be blessed if he is always afraid? This just doesn’t seem to make any sense. If perfect love casts out fear, and we are exhorted to enter…

  • The Joy of Fear

    How blessed is the man who  fears always, but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.  Proverbs 28:14  NASB Fears always – It is quite popular to encourage believers with the thought that we do not need to be afraid.  We are often reminded that Scripture tells us, “Do not fear” more than…

  • The Joy of Being Afraid

    How blessed is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.  Proverbs 28:14  NASB Fear always – We are apt to recite the fact that Scripture exhorts us some 366 times not to fear.  This could lead us to imagine that fear has no place in the life…

  • Shock and Awe

    How blessed is the man who fears always   Proverbs 28:14 Fears – This verse just doesn’t make sense, unless you know that the Hebrew word is pachad.  Otherwise, we would have to figure out why a man who is always fearing is considered blessed.  In our world, someone who is constantly in fear can hardly…