Proverbs 23:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

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  • Prov 28:14 : 14 ¶ Happy [is] the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 ¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 ¶ Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Ps 37:1-3 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
  • Ps 73:3-7 : 3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm. 5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
  • Ps 111:10-112:1 : 10 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. 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.
  • Eccl 5:7 : 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words [there are] also [divers] vanities: but fear thou God.
  • Eccl 12:13-14 : 13 ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.
  • Acts 9:31 : 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.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:17 : 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:

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