THEOSISProverbs 23:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long:
אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א לִ֭בְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים כִּ֥י אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 28:14Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind shall fall into evil.
- 1 Pet 1:17And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one's work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here.
- 2 Cor 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.
- Prov 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content.
- Acts 9:31Now, the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria: and was edified, walking in the fear of the Lord: and was filled with the consolation of the Holy Ghost.
- Prov 3:31Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.
- Ps 111 (110):10
- Ps 112 (111):1