Proverbs 23:17
Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
Bible (Bishops')
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 raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
18For veryly there is an ende, and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:1Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them:
Proverbs 24:21My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe [from his feare:]
Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
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 →