Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king; And mingle not with them that are given to change!
Noyes Bible
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 shall be no posterity to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
22For their calamity shall rise up suddenly, And their ruin, coming from them both, in a moment.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD 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 →