Proverbs 14:2

“He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord, etc.] It is plain that the fear of the Lord is upon the heart and before the eyes of such that walk according to the word of God, with a sincere desire to glorify him; for it is by the fear of the Lord that men depart from evil, and because of that they cannot do what others do; and therefore when a man walks uprightly, and his conversation is in all holiness and godliness, it shows that the fear of God has a place in his heart, which influences his outward behaviour; but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him; either God himself, whom the upright walker fears; for he that acts perversely, contrary to the law of God, or…”

“uprightness--is the fruit of fearing God, as falsehood and ill-nature (Pro 2:15; Pro 3:32) of despising Him and His law.”

“14:2 The path is a metaphor for life and conduct (see 2:13, 20; 3:6; 4:11; 6:23). • fear the Lord: See 1:7.”

“that walketh: Pro 16:17, Pro 28:6; Kg1 3:6; Job 1:1, Job 28:28; Psa 25:21, Psa 112:1; Ecc 12:13; Mal 2:5, Mal 2:6; Act 9:31, Act 10:22, Act 10:35 but: Pro 11:12; Job 12:4; Psa 123:3, Psa 123:4; Luk 10:16, Luk 16:14; Rom 2:4, Rom 2:5; Ti2 3:2, Ti2 3:3 Proverbs 14:3”

“2 He walketh in his uprightness who feareth Jahve, And perverse in his ways is he that despiseth Him. That which syntactically lies nearest is also that which is intended; the ideas standing in the first place are the predicates. Wherein it shows itself, and whereby it is recognised, that a man fears God, or stands in a relation to Him of indifference instead of one of fear and reverence, shall be declared: the former walketh in his uprightness, i.e., so far as the consciousness of duty which animates him prescribes; the latter in his conduct follows no higher rule than his own lust, which drives him sometimes hither and sometimes thither. הולך בּישׁרו .rehtih (cf. ישׁר הולך, Mic 2:7) is of…”