Proverbs 24:21
My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe [from his feare:]
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
In Context
20For the wicked shall haue no posteritie, and the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:17Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:20-21
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. Here, 1. He repeats the caution he had before given against envying the pleasures and successes of wicked man in their wicked ways. This he quotes from his father David, Ps. xxxvii. 1 . We must not in any case fret ourselves, or make ourselves uneasy, whatever God does in his providence how disagreeable soever it is to our sentiments, interests,… Read the whole commentary →