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Proverbs 23:17–18

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17May your heartl not envy the sinners,

but live in fear of Yahweh all day.m

18Surelyn there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. lOr “mind”
  2. mLiterally “all the day”
  3. nLiterally “For if”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let not your heart envy sinners,

but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.

Surely there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not let your heart envy sinners,

but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

There is surely a future hope for you,

and your hope will not be cut off.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t let your heart envy sinners;

instead, always fear the Lord.

For then you will have a future,

and your hope will not be dashed.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t envy sinners,

but always continue to fear the Lord.

You will be rewarded for this;

your hope will not be disappointed.

KJV 1900King James Version

Let not thine heart envy sinners:

But be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

For surely there is an end;

And thine expectation shall not be cut off.