Proverbs 19:23

The Yirat Hashem tendeth to chayyim, 1 and he that hath it shall rest secure; 1 he shall not be visited by rah. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

In Context

22The ta'avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed, 1 and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar). 1

24An atzel (sluggard, lazy one) thrusteth his yad into his dish, 1 and will not so much as bring it back to his peh (mouth) again. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 25:13[Nun] His nefesh (soul) shall dwell in prosperity; 1 and his zera shall inherit the earth. 1

Psalms 34:9O taste and see that Hashem is tov; 1 ashrei is the man that taketh refuge in Him. 1

Psalms 85:9I will hear what HaEl Hashem will say; 1 for He will speak shalom unto His people, and to His Chasidim; 1 but let them not turn again to folly. 1

Psalms 91:16With orech yamim (length of days, long life) will I satisfy him, 1 and show him My Yeshu'ah (salvation).

Psalms 145:18[Koph] Karov (near) is Hashem unto all them that call upon Him, 1 to all that call upon Him in emes. 1

Proverbs 10:27The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim; 1 but the shanot of the resha'im shall be cut short. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:23

22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Note, 1. The honour of doing good is what we may laudably be ambitious of. It cannot but be the desire of man, if he have any spark of virtue in him, to be kind; one would not covet an estate for any thing so much as thereby to be put into a capacity of relieving the poor and obliging our friends. 2. It is far better to have a heart to do good and want ability for it than have ability for it and want a heart to it: The desire of a man to… Read the whole commentary →

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