New King James Version
Proverbs 23:17
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in 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 will rejoice—indeed, I myself; 16Yes, my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak right things. Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day; 18For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off. 19Hear, my son, and be wise; And guide 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 the oppressor, And choose none of his ways;
- Proverbs 24:1Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
- Psalms 37:1Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
- Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.
- Proverbs 28:14Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
- Psalms 111:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.
- Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.
- Acts 9:31Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 1:17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
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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