The Meaning of Proverbs 19:23 Explained

Proverbs 19:23

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

YLT: The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil.

Darby: The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.

ASV: The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it'shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 19:23 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:23 mean?

The fear of Yahweh [leads] to life and in satisfaction [he who has it] will abide not He will be visited with evil
יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל־ יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע

יִרְאַ֣ת  The  fear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יִרְאָה  
Sense: fear, terror, fearing.
יְהוָ֣ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְחַיִּ֑ים  [leads]  to  life 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ  and  in  satisfaction 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: שָׂבֵעַ  
Sense: sated, satisfied, surfeited.
יָ֝לִ֗ין  [he  who  has  it]  will  abide 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לוּן 
Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide.
יִפָּ֥קֶד  He  will  be  visited 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
רָֽע  with  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.