Proverbs 19:23

Those who have an awesome respect for Yahweh will live a long life; they rest peacefully and are not harmed during the night.

Translation for Translators

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

22People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie to a judge in court in order to get money.

24Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish to take some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:13They will always be prosperous, and their descendants will continue to live in this land.

Psalms 34:9All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].

Psalms 85:9He is surely ready to save/rescue those who revere him, in order that his glory/splendor will be seen in our land.

Psalms 91:16I will reward them by enabling them to live a long time, and I will save them.”

Psalms 145:18Yahweh ◄comes near to/is ready to help► all those who call out to him, to those who call to him sincerely.

Proverbs 10:27If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked people die before they become old.

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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