Proverbs 24:21
Fear YHWH, my son, and the king, || Do not mix yourself up with changers,
Literal Standard Version
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 there is not a posterity to the evil, || The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
22For their calamity rises suddenly, || And the ruin of them both—who knows!
Cross References
Exodus 14:31and Israel sees the great hand with which YHWH has worked against the Egyptians, and the people fear YHWH, and remain steadfast in YHWH, and in His servant Moses.
1 Samuel 8:5and say to him, “Behold, you have become aged, and your sons have not walked in your ways; now, appoint a king to us, to judge us, like all the nations.”
1 Samuel 24:6and he says to his men, “Far be it from me, by YHWH; I do not do this thing to my lord—to the anointed of YHWH—to put forth my hand against him, for he [is] the anointed of YHWH.”
2 Samuel 18:8and the battle there is scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplies to devour among the people more than those whom the sword has devoured in that day.
1 Kings 12:16And all Israel sees that the king has not listened to them, and the people send the king back word, saying, “What portion do we have in David? Indeed, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; [return] to your tents, O Israel; now see your house, O David!” And Israel goes to its tents.
Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart be envious at sinners, || But—in the fear of YHWH all the day.
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 →