King James Version
Proverbs 23:17 in the King James Version says “Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.”
Proverbs 23:17 · KJV
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. even: or, even I will rejoice
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. end: or, reward
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“envy”
H7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e., (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
“Let not thine heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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