Proverbs 14:32

“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, etc.] That is, at death, as the opposite clause shows; he is driven out of the world, his heart is so much set on; from all the good things of it, which are his all, his portion; from the place of his abode, which will know him no more; and from all his friends and acquaintance, with whom he has lived a merry and jovial life; he shall be driven out of light into darkness, even into outer darkness; into hell, which is a place of torment, a prison, a lake burning with fire and brimstone; he shall be driven as a beast is, driven: and such is the man of sin, who shall go into perdition; and such are his followers, and that will be their end,…”

“driven--thrust out violently (compare Psa 35:5-6). hath hope--trusteth (Pro 10:2; Pro 11:4; Psa 2:12), implying assurance of help.”

“Consult marginal reference. The hope which abides even “in death” must look beyond it. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Driven away - In his death, from God's favour and presence. Death - In his greatest dangers and distresses, yea even in death itself. Proverbs 14:33”

“14:32 Proverbs infrequently hints at life after death. Some scholars think this verse refers to God’s granting courage to face death with dignity and serenity.”

“driven: Job 18:18, Job 27:20-22; Psa 58:9; Dan 5:26-30; Joh 8:21, Joh 8:24; Rom 9:22; Th1 5:3 the righteous: Gen 49:18; Job 13:15, Job 19:25-27; Psa 23:4, Psa 37:37; Luk 2:29; Co1 15:55-58; Co2 1:9, Co2 5:8; Phi 1:21, Phi 1:23; Ti2 4:18; Rev 14:13 Proverbs 14:33”

“This verse also contains a key-word beginning with מ, but pairs acrostically with the proverb following: When misfortune befalls him, the godless is overthrown; But the righteous remains hopeful in his death. When the subject is רעה connected with רשׁע (the godless), then it may be understood of evil thought and action ( Ecc 7:15) as well as of the experience of evil (e.g., Pro 13:21). The lxx (and also the Syr., Targ., Jerome, and Venet.) prefers the former, but for the sake of producing an exact parallelism changes במותו \[in his death\] into בתמּו \[in his uprightness\], reversing also the relation of the subject and the predicate: ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι (the Syr.: in…”