Proverbs 14:34 NKJV

Righteousness exalts a nation,

But sin is a reproach to any people.

Verse has Two Parts

Opposite and contrasting

Part one (Similar to)…

“Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord”

Part Two (Similar to)…

“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God”

1. Righteousness of a Nation

A Sovereign Standard

>God as Authority

Morality & Practice

>Personal Righteousness/Morality

Made Righteous through Jesus Christ

>Jesus is the Answer

2. Reward of a Nation

“Righteousness exalts a nation…”

God’s Blessing

>Honor and Respect

Safety and Strength

>Out of Danger

>Triumph over Enemies

3. Rebellion of a Nation

“…but sin…”

Missing the Mark

>Undisciplined Aim

Forgetting God

>Living against God's law

God is what we need!

4. Reproach of a Nation

Disgraced and Defeated

“strip away all that is good”

>Lower Standards

Judgment of God

>God is Bound to Judge Sin

God is what we need!

God’s Personal Message to America:

Righteousness exalts a nation:

but sin is a reproach to any people.