Proverbs 23:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all day long.

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  • Prov 28:14 : 14 Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
  • Ps 37:1-3 : 1 Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.
  • Ps 73:3-7 : 3 For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no pains 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 surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; 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 those who do his commandments; his praise endures forever. 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
  • Eccl 5:7 : 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also various vanities; but fear 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 will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they 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 you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in reverent fear;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:17-19
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    79%

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Prov 24:1
    79%

    1Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.

  • Ps 37:1
    78%

    1Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.

  • Prov 19:23
    76%

    23The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Prov 3:31
    74%

    31Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 23:18-19
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    74%

    18For surely there is an end, and your expectation shall not be cut off.

    19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

  • Prov 3:7
    74%

    7Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • Prov 8:13
    73%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 10:27
    73%

    27The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • Ps 36:1
    72%

    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 23:16
    72%

    16Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Isa 51:7
    72%

    7Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.

  • Jer 17:17
    72%

    17Do not be a terror to me: you are my hope in the day of evil.

  • Eccl 8:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.

    13But it will not be well with the wicked, nor will he prolong his days, which are like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 28:14
    72%

    14Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.

  • Prov 15:16
    72%

    16Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

  • Prov 24:21
    71%

    21My son, fear the LORD and the king; do not associate with those given to change.

  • Prov 3:25
    71%

    25Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes.

  • Ps 2:11
    71%

    11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

  • Prov 14:27
    71%

    27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

  • Ps 33:18
    71%

    18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his mercy,

  • Ps 73:3
    71%

    3For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Ps 141:4
    71%

    4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with those who do iniquity; and let me not eat of their delicacies.

  • Ps 119:36
    70%

    36Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness.

  • Eccl 7:17
    70%

    17Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish; why should you die before your time?

  • Ps 119:11
    70%

    11Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

  • Prov 29:25
    70%

    25The fear of man brings a snare; but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

  • Prov 21:26
    70%

    26He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 3:5
    70%

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding.

  • Ps 1:1
    70%

    1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

  • Ps 128:4
    70%

    4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD.

  • Deut 17:20
    70%

    20That his heart may not be lifted above his brothers, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.

  • Prov 1:15
    70%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel:

  • Prov 14:2
    70%

    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Ps 36:11
    70%

    11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  • Ps 128:1
    70%

    1Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways.

  • Ps 33:8
    70%

    8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

  • 1 Sam 12:24
    70%

    24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he has done for you.

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

    17Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and so hate you.

  • Prov 1:10
    70%

    10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

  • Ps 34:9
    69%

    9O fear the LORD, you his saints: for there is no lack to those who fear him.