Proverbs 19:23 · Webster's Bible
Proverbs 19:23 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 19:23 in Other Translations
| KJV | The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. |
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| WEB | The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble. |
| ASV | The fear of Jehovahtendethto life; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil. |
| YLT | The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth—he is not charged with evil. |
| WBT | The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. |
| DBY | The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil. |
Commentary on Proverbs 19:23
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John Gill · Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life,.... "Godliness", of which the fear of the Lord is a principal part, has "the promise of this life and that to come", Ti1 4:8, the fear of God is the beginning of a spiritual life; and it leads to eternal life, as Gersom observes, and is connected with it;
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; with his lot and portion in this life; with the good things of it he has, being content therewith and "godliness with contentment is great gain", Ti1 6:6, such a man has enough; he has all things in a spiritual sense; he is full of the blessings of goodness; he is blessed with all spiritual blessings; his mouth is satisfied, and his mind is filled with good things; and so he rests and abides night after night, and day after day;
he shall not be visited with evil; nothing shall hurt him; all his afflictions, his worst things, his evil ones: work together for his good; and they shall never separate from the love of God, nor anything that befalls him in this life, Rom 8:28; see Psa 91:10.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 19:23
The fear . . . life--(Compare Pro 3:2).
abide--or, "remain contented" (Ti1 4:8).
not visited with evil-- (Pro 10:3; Psa 37:25), as a judgment, in which sense visit is often used (Psa 89:32; Jer 6:15).
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Questions about Proverbs 19:23
What does Proverbs 19:23 say?
Proverbs 19:23 in the Webster's Bible reads: “The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 19, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 19:23 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 19:23 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 23, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 19:23 shown in?
This is the Webster's Bible (WBT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 19:23 in the table on this page.
See what those that get by it that live in the fear of God, and always make conscience of their duty to him. 1. Safety: They shall not be visited with evil; they may be visited with sickness or other afflictions, but there shall be no evil in them, nothing to hurt them, because nothing to separate them from the love of God, or hurt to the soul. 2. Satisfaction: They shall abide satisfied; they shall have those comforts which are satisfying, and shall have a constant contentment and complacency in them. It is a satisfaction which will abide, whereas all the satisfactions of sense are transient and soon gone. Satur pernoctabit, non cubabit incoenatus - He shall not go supperless to bed; he shall have that which will make him easy and be an entertainment to him in his silent and solitary hours, Psa 16:6, Psa 16:7. 3. True and complete happiness. Serious godliness has a direct tendency to life; to all good, to eternal life; it is the sure and ready way to it; there is something in the nature of it fitting men for heaven and so leading them to it.