Proverbs 23:17
ContextNET © | Do not let your heart envy 1 sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord 2 all the time. |
NIV © | Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. |
NASB © | Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always. |
NLT © | Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD. |
MSG © | Don't for a minute envy careless rebels; soak yourself in the Fear-of-GOD-- |
BBE © | Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day; |
NRSV © | Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD. |
NKJV © | Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day; |
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NET © | Do not let your heart envy 1 sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord 2 all the time. |
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1 tn The verb in this line is אַל־יְקַנֵּא (’al-yÿqanne’), the Piel jussive negated. The verb means “to be jealous, to be zealous”; it describes passionate intensity for something. In English, if the object is illegitimate, it is called “envy”; if it is correct, it is called “zeal.” Here the warning is not to envy the sinners. The second colon could use the verb in the positive sense to mean “but rather let your passion burn for the fear of the 2 tn Heb “the fear of the |