Proverbs
Proverbs 23:17
17Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let your heart | לִ֭בְּךָ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| envy | יְקַנֵּ֣א | yə·qan·nê | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
| sinners | בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים | ba·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2400 sinful |
| but | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| always continue | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| in the fear | בְּיִרְאַת־ | bə·yir·’aṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3374 fear |
| of the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 28:14 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Proverbs 15:16 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Psalm 37:1–3 · Ecclesiastes 5:7 · Acts 9:31 · Psalm 111:10–112:1 · Proverbs 3:31 · Proverbs 24:1 · Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 · Psalm 73:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.