Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.

LXX2012 (US English)

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 evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

22For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? + 24:22 Heb. omits to the end. [A son that keeps the commandment shall + 24:22 Lit. be outside of. escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yes, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.]

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Cross References

Exodus 14:31And Israel saw the mighty hand, the things which the Lord did to the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and they believed God and Moses his servant.

1 Samuel 8:5and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations have.

1 Samuel 24:6And it came to pass after this that David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.

2 Samuel 18:8And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.

1 Kings 12:16-17 And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them: and the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jessae. Depart, O Israel, to your tents: now feed your own house, David. So Israel departed to his tents.

Proverbs 23:17Let not your heart envy sinners: but be you in the fear of the Lord 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 →

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