2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
but he who is perverse in his ways despises 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.