Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord.

Human conduct

I. Men differ widely in their daily conduct.

1. Some men walk uprightly. Walking uprightly implies--

(1) Moral strength. The man is not bent and crooked by the infirmities of sin or the weight of depravity.

(2) Conscious rectitude. He does not bow down his head, as if ashamed to look his neighbour in the face. He is as open as the day, and as fearless as the sun.

2. Some walk perversely. “They are perverse in their ways.” They are crooked in their purposes, policies, and performances.

II. Men reveal their heart towards God in their daily walk.

1. Right conduct springs from a right feeling towards God. The man that walketh uprightly feareth the Lord. There is no true morality without religion. Piety is the first principle of all rectitude. All good living must have respect to God.

2. Wrong conduct springs from wrong feeling towards God. “He that is perverse in his ways, despiseth Him.” The wrong doer has no feeling of respect for God. He ignores Him as much as he can. You may know how men feel inwardly toward their Maker by observing how they deal outwardly with each other. (D. Thomas, D.D.)