23The 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. …
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: …
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23)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…
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