He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Uprightness and piety are inseparable, as are also frowardness and godlessness. Each man's religion is to be estimated by its fruits in his life. He "despiseth" God who despiseth His Word: such a one shall be despised by God (1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 12:9-10; Malachi 1:6-7; Numbers 15:30-31).