Proverbs 24:21
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- KJV
- My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
- WEB
- My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
- ASV
- My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:
- DARBY
- My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
- BLB
- Fear YHWH, my son, and the king; do not pledge yourself with ones who change,
- ÅB
- Frykt Herren, min sønn, og kongen! Med folk som setter seg opp mot dem, må du ikke ha noe å gjøre;
- OTB
- Frykt Herren og kongen, min sønn, og omgi deg ikke med de opprørske,
- B1930
- Frykt Herren, min sønn, og kongen! Med folk som setter sig op mot dem, må du ikke ha noget å gjøre;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:1–7
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Read in context1 Peter 2:13–17
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Read in contextTitus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Read in context1 Kings 12:16
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
Read in contextExodus 14:31
When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
Read in contextMatthew 22:21
“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:2–5
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:12–19
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
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