Proverbs 19 · Verse 23

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 19:23, King James Version

Proverbs 19:23 in other translations

BSBThe fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
WEBThe fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
ASVThe fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
YLTThe fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth--he is not charged with evil.
DARBYThe fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
BBEThe fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
WebsterThe fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

What does Proverbs 19:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. The fear ... life--(Compare Pr 3:2). abide--or, "remain contented" (1Ti 4:8). not visited with evil--(Pr 10:3; Psa 37:25), as a judgment, in which sense visit is often used (Psa 89:32; Jr 6:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Those that live in the fear of God, shall get safety, satisfaction, and true and complete happiness.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 19:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִרְאַ֣תyir.'At[the] fear ofH3374
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.Yim[is] to lifeH2416
וְשָׂבֵ֥עַve.sa.Ve.a'and satisfiedH7649
יָ֝לִ֗יןya.Linsomeone will pass [the] nightH3885
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
יִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedhe will be visitedH6485
רָֽע\׃Ra'troubleH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 19:23

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • Proverbs 14:26-27

    In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • Isaiah 58:10-11

    And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  • Proverbs 12:21

    There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Hebrews 13:5-6

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  • Psalms 90:14

    O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

  • Philippians 4:11-12

    Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

  • Malachi 3:16-17

    Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

  • Proverbs 10:27

    The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • Psalms 103:17

    But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

  • Psalms 85:9

    Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fear.
10:27; 14:26,27; Ps 19:9; 33:18,19; 34:9-11; 85:9; 103:17; 145:18-20
Mal 3:16,17; 4:2; Ac 9:31
shall abide.
Ps 90:14; 91:16; Isa 58:10,11; Mt 5:6; Php 4:11,12; 1Ti 4:8; 6:6-9
Heb 13:5,6
he shall.
12:21; Ro 8:28; 2Ti 4:18

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Context

  • Proverbs 19:22

    The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

  • Proverbs 19:23

    The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Proverbs 19:24

    A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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Proverbs 19:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El temor de Jehová es para vida; y con él vivirá el hombre, lleno de reposo; no será visitado de mal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La crainte de l’ Éternel mène à la vie, et l’on reposera rassasié, sans être visité par le mal.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Furcht Jehovas ist zum Leben; und gesättigt verbringt man die Nacht, wird nicht heimgesucht vom Übel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Timor Domini ad vitam, et in plenitudine commorabitur absque visitatione pessima.