Proverbs 23:17
Let not your heart compete with sinners. But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.
Catholic Public Domain 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
16And my temperament will exult, when your lips will have spoken what is upright.
18For you will have hope in the end, and your expectation will not be taken away.
Cross References
Psalms 73:3Lift up your hands against their arrogance in the end. How great the malice of the enemy has been in the sanctuary!
Proverbs 3:31Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
Proverbs 24:1Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Where there are many dreams, there are many vanities and innumerable words. Yet truly, you must fear God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse. Fear God, and observe his commandments. This is everything for 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 →