Proverbs 23:17

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What does Proverbs 23:17 mean?

Proverbs 23:17 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Proverbs 23:17

• 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:

• 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 Judea 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.

• Psalms 37:1-3

  A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

• Psalms 111:10-112:1

  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

• Proverbs 3:31

  Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

• Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

• Proverbs 24:1

  Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

• Psalms 73:3-7

  For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. …

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Context

• Proverbs 23:16

  Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

• Proverbs 23:17

  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

• Proverbs 23:18

  For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

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