THEOSISProverbs 24:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּנִ֣י וָמֶ֑לֶךְ עִם־שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
No commentary on this verse yet
No Church Father commentary is available for this verse yet.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Rom 13:1Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God.
- Rom 13:7Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.
- 1 Pet 2:13Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling,
- 1 Pet 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
- Titus 3:1Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.
- Ex 14:31And they saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore, and the mighty hand that the Lord had used against them: and the people feared the Lord, and they believed the Lord, and Moses his servant.
- 1 Sam 12:12But seeing that Naas, king of the children of Ammon, was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.
- 1 Sam 12:19And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.