Proverbs 19:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²³The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 19:23 —

Old words in this verse

abide: — stay, remain, live.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Proverbs 14:26-27
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. …
Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Isaiah 58:10-11
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: …
Philippians 4:11-12
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. …

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God Fear Gladness God Guidance Happiness Joy

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 sha…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 23)

23. The fear ... life--(Compare Pr 3:2). abide--or, “remain contented” (1Ti 4:8). not visited with evil--(Pr 10:3; Psa 37:25), as a judgment, in which sense visit is often used (Psa 89:32; Jr 6:15).