2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:2

Commentary on Proverbs 14:2

(Read Proverbs 14:2)

Here are grace and sin in their true colours. Those that despise God's precepts and promises, despise God and all his power and mercy.