Proverbs 23:17
Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
Noyes Bible
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 reins shall exult, When thy lips speak right things.
18For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Cross References
Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the proud, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 3:31Envy not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 24:1Be not thou envious of wicked men, And desire not to be with them!
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king; And mingle not with them that are given to change!
Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to bring punishment on thy flesh, and say not before the angel, “It was a mistake.” Wherefore should God be angry on account of thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the end of the whole discourse! Fear God and keep his commandments! For this is the duty of every 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 →