Proverbs 23:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord all the day long.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but fear the LORD constantly;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Let not your heart compete with sinners. But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long:

Proverbs 23:17 Cross References

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 24:1

Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them,

Proverbs 24:19

Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not envy the wicked,

Proverbs 24:21

My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them,

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy the violent, and do not choose any of their ways,

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake; why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Ecclesiastes 5:7

With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words, but fear God.

Acts 9:31

Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.

1 Peter 1:17

If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.