Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, 1 but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
16my inmost being will rejoice 1 when your lips speak what is right. 1
18Surely there is a future 1 and your hope will not be cut off. 1
Cross References
Psalms 73:3because I was envious of the arrogant 1 when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 1
Proverbs 3:31Do not envy a violent person 1 or choose any of his ways. 1
Proverbs 24:1Do not be envious of those who are evil, 1 nor desire to associate with them, 1
Proverbs 24:21Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; 1 do not associate with those who rebel against them, 1
Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin. Do not say to the priest's messenger, “That vow was a mistake.” Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?
Ecclesiastes 12:13The end of the matter 2 after everything has been heard, 1 is that you must fear God and keep his commandments, 2 for this is the whole duty of mankind. 1
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 →