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Proverbs 19:23
23If you respect and obey the Lord, you will enjoy life. You will have peace in your mind and no trouble will destroy you.
Proverbs 19:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
- New International Version (NIV)The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
Context of Proverbs 19:23
21You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord's plans that are important. 22We all want other people to show faithful love. It is better to be poor than to deceive other people. If you respect and obey the Lord, you will enjoy life. You will have peace in your mind and no trouble will destroy you. 24A lazy person pushes his hand into his bowl of food. But then he is too lazy to lift his hand up to his mouth. 25If you beat a proud fool, a silly person may learn to be careful. If you warn a wise person, he himself will learn a lesson.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:23 word by word
יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל־יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 19:23
- Proverbs 10:27If you respect and obey the Lord, you will live longer. But wicked people will die before they are old.
- Proverbs 14:26Someone who respects and obeys the Lord knows that he will be safe. His family also will be in a safe place.
- Psalms 19:9It is right for us to respect the Lord. That will always help us. The laws of the Lord are true. They are right and fair.
- Psalms 33:18Remember, the Lord takes care of people who respect him. Those people trust him for his faithful love.
- Psalms 34:9All you people who belong to the Lord, continue to obey him. People who respect the Lord will have the things that they need.
- Psalms 85:9Yes, God will soon rescue his people who serve him. Then we will see his glory again in our land.
- Psalms 103:17But the faithful love of the Lord will always be with people who worship him. He promises to be kind to their children's children for ever.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly.
- Malachi 3:16Then the people who respected the Lord talked to each other. The Lord listened to what they said. While the Lord watched, someone wrote names on a scroll. Those were the names of the people who worshipped the Lord and respected the Lord's name. They wrote down their names so that people would remember them.
- Malachi 4:2‘But it will be different for you who respect my name. My power to make you well again will come to you. It will be like the sun that rises to shine on you. When that happens, you will be very happy. You will jump up and down like young cows when someone lets them go free.
- Acts 9:31By this time there were believers everywhere in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. For some time they had no troubles. The Holy Spirit helped them to become strong. So more people became believers, and they obeyed God in everything that they did.
- Psalms 90:14Show your faithful love to us every morning. Then we will sing with joy, and we will be happy for as long as we live.
- Psalms 91:16I will give to him a long life, so that he is happy. He will see that I have the power to save people.’
- Isaiah 58:10If people are hungry, share your own food with them. Help those people who are in pain. Then your help to them will be like a light that shines in a dark place. You will no longer live in darkness, but you will have light as bright as the sun at noon.
- Matthew 5:6Happy are the people who want to obey God, as much as they want to eat food. God will give to them everything that they need.
- Philippians 4:11When I say that, it is not because I need anything. I have learned to be happy, whatever things may happen to me.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Shall abide satisfied - Better, one that is satisfied hath a sure abiding-place. The word “abide” has, most probably, here as elsewhere, its original sense of “passing the night.” Even in the hour of darkness he shall be free from fear.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 Those that live in the fear of God, shall get safety, satisfaction, and true and complete happiness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. The fear ... life--(Compare Pr 3:2). abide--or, "remain contented" (1Ti 4:8). not visited with evil--(Pr 10:3; Psa 37:25), as a judgment, in which sense visit is often used (Psa 89:32; Jr 6:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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