Proverbs 23:17
Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but [remain] in the fear of the lord all the time.
Leeser Tanakh
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 reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.
18For surely there is a future, and thy hope will not be cut off.
Cross References
Psalms 73:3For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 3:31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 24:1Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
Ecclesiastes 5:6(5:5) Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy body to sin; and say thou not before the messenger, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry because of thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Ecclesiastes 12:13The end of the matter is, let us hear the whole: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty 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 →