Proverbs 23:17 · KJV
“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.”
— Proverbs 23:17
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}
Proverbs 23 — Context
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}
16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:14
Happy {is} the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Proverbs 15:16
Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
1 Peter 1:17
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning {here} in fear:
Psalms 37:1-3
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams and many words {there are} also {divers} vanities: but fear thou God.
Acts 9:31
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}