Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord is life to a man: + 19:23 Or, 'but he that is without fear (sc. of the Lord) shall dwell' etc. and he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
22Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
24He that unjustly hides his hands in his bosom, will not even bring them up to his mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation. 1
Psalms 85:9All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name. 1
Proverbs 10:27The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
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 →