Proverbs 14:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The evil bow before the good. — (Comp. 1 Samuel 2:36.) That this final retribution is certain is implied by the tense employed, though it may be long delayed till the “awakening” (Psalms 73:20) of God and man to judgment. (Comp. Wis. 5:1, sqq.)

Proverbs 14:19

19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.