Proverbs 19:23

יִרְאַת יְהוָה לְחַיִּים וְשָׂבֵעַ יָלִין בַּל ־ יִפָּקֶד רָֽע ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

22תַּאֲוַת אָדָם חַסְדּוֹ וְטֽוֹב ־ רָשׁ מֵאִישׁ כָּזָֽב ׃

24טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם ־ אֶל ־ פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 25:13נַפְשׁוֹ בְּטוֹב תָּלִין וְזַרְעוֹ יִירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ ׃

Psalms 34:9טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי ־ טוֹב יְהוָה אַֽשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה ־ בּֽוֹ ׃

Psalms 85:9אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה ־ יְדַבֵּר הָאֵל ׀ יְהוָה כִּי ׀ יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל ־ עַמּוֹ וְאֶל ־ חֲסִידָיו וְֽאַל ־ יָשׁוּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽה ׃

Psalms 91:16אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי ׃

Psalms 145:18קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְכָל ־ קֹרְאָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶֽת ׃

Proverbs 10:27יִרְאַת יְהוָה תּוֹסִיף יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה ׃

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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