Proverbs 23:17
Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of LORD all the day long.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
In Context
16Yea, my heart will rejoice when thy lips speak right things.
18For surely there is a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Cross References
Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 3:31Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 24:1Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not allow thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say thou before the [heavenly] agent, that is was an error. Why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Ecclesiastes 12:13[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:13-17
Parental Duties. 12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Here is, 1. A parent instructing his child. He is here brought in persuading him to give his mind to his book,… Read the whole commentary →