English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:17
17Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Proverbs 23:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 23:17
15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. 16My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right. Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. 18Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. 19Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:17 word by word
אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א לִ֭בְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים כִּ֥י אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:17
- Proverbs 3:31Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways,
- Proverbs 24:1Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,
- Psalms 37:1Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
- Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
- Psalms 111:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
- Ecclesiastes 5:7For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
- Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 1:17And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-18Verses 17-18 The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Saying 14: Sometimes sinners succeed, but the wise know that fearing the Lord brings true rewards (see Proverbs 1:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. (Compare Margin). The prosperity of the wicked is short.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- 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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