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Proverbs 24:21
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My children, you must respect the Lord and the king, and you must not make friends with anyone who rebels against either of them.Bible Study Resources
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My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,and don’t associate with rebels,
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,
My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not get involved with those of high rank,
My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don't join those people who refuse to obey them.
My son, fear the LORD and the king; And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],
My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.
My son, fear Yahweh and the king;Do not associate with those who change,
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
My son, don't get involved with revolutionaries, but fear Adonai and the king.
My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
Son, respect the Lord and the king, and don't join with those who are against them,
My son, fear the LORD and give good counsel; and meddle not with the fools;
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Have reverence for the Lord , my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
My son, fear Jehovah and the king; do not meddle with those who change,
My sonne, feare thou ye LORDE & ye kinge, & kepe no copany wt ye slaunderous:
My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;
My sonne, feare thou the Lord, and the king: and medle not with them that are giuen to change.
My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe [from his feare:]
My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
My sone, drede thou God, and the kyng; and be thou not medlid with bacbiteris.
My son, fear Yahweh and the king; [And] don't company with those that are given to change:
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
Fear the Lord , my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,
My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;
My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don't associate with rebels,
My son, fear the Lord and the king. Have nothing to do with those who are given to change.
My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them;
Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;
My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not disobey either of them;
Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,
30 Fear God , dear child—respect your leaders; don't be defiant or mutinous. Without warning your life can turn upside down, and who knows how or when it might happen? It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice. Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books, But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded. An honest answer is like a warm hug. First plant your fields; then build your barn. Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs— no slander or gossip, please. Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!" One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"
My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,
Contextual Overview
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My children, you must respect the Lord and the king, and you must not make friends with anyone who rebels against either of them. 22 Who knows what sudden disaster the Lord or a ruler might bring?Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fear: Exodus 14:31, 1 Samuel 24:6, Ecclesiastes 8:2-5, Matthew 22:21, Romans 13:1-7, Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 2:13-17
meddle: Numbers 16:1-3, 1 Samuel 8:5-7, 1 Samuel 12:12-19, 2 Samuel 15:13-37, 1 Kings 12:16
given to change: Heb. changers
Reciprocal: Joshua 4:14 - they feared him 2 Samuel 18:7 - a great 2 Samuel 20:1 - he blew 2 Samuel 20:12 - General 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to 1 Kings 3:28 - feared 1 Chronicles 29:20 - worshipped Proverbs 18:1 - intermeddleth Proverbs 20:19 - meddle Mark 12:17 - Render Luke 20:25 - Render Romans 13:7 - fear to Ephesians 5:21 - in 1 Timothy 2:2 - that 1 Peter 2:17 - Fear
Cross-References
Abraham was now a very old man. The Lord had made him rich, and he was successful in everything he did.
"No!" Abraham answered. "Don't ever do that, no matter what.
The Lord who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.
The servant prayed: You, Lord , are the God my master Abraham worships. Please keep your promise to him and let me find a wife for Isaac today.
"I'll be glad to," she answered. Then she quickly took the jar from her shoulder and held it while he drank.
But he said, "Don't make me stay any longer. The Lord has already helped me find a wife for my master's son. Now let us return."
Shout praises to the Lord ! He is good to us, and his love never fails.
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the Lord .
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My son, fear thou the Lord, and the king,.... First the Lord, and then the king; and such as fear the Lord are generally loyal to their king; the fear of God includes love to him, reverence of him, faith in him, submission to him, and the whole worship of him, inward and outward, attended with holiness of life and conversation: and the king, who is under God, is to be feared also, with a fear suitable to him; he is to be loved and reverenced, to be trusted in and submitted to, in everything consistent with the fear of God and obedience to him; in whatever is not contrary to his laws, commands, and ordinances; see 1 Peter 2:13;
[and] meddle not with them that are given to change; in political things; that are for new laws, new forms of government, a new ministry, and a new king; never easy with the government under which they are, but are continually entering into plots, conspiracies, and rebellions, who, instead of fearing God and the king, change the laws and commandments of God and the king, and therefore to be shunned. Some render it, "with rebels"; the Targum and Syriac version, "with fools"; as all such persons are, and should be avoided as scandalous and dangerous: mix not with them, as the word s signifies; keep no company, and have no conversation with them, lest you be brought into danger and mischief by them. Or who are given to change in religious things; make innovations in doctrine and practice, always love to hear or say some now thing; turn with every wind, and shift as that does; are tossed about with every wind of doctrine, fickle and inconstant, carried about like meteors in the air, with "divers and strange doctrines"; such as disagree with the perfections of God, the doctrines of Christ and his apostles, the Scriptures of truth, the analogy of faith, anti form of sound words; and so the word here used signifies "divers", and is so rendered Esther 3:8; and may design such who hold doctrines and give into practices divers and different from the faith once delivered to the saints, and from the institutions and appointments of Christ; innovations in doctrine and worship ought not to be admitted of; and such who are for introducing them should not be meddled or mixed with; they should not be countenanced and encouraged; they should not be attended upon or given heed unto; have no fellowship, and join not in communion with them. This is interpreted by some of such who repeat t their sins after repentance, or who return a second time to their wickedness after they have repented, as Ben Melech observes.
s ×× ×ª×ª×¢×¨× "ne misceas te", Pagninus, Montanus; "ne commisceto te", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, so Michaelis, Schultens. t ×¢× ×©×× ×× "cum iterantibus", Pagninus, Montanus "sub iniquitates suas"; so some in Vatablus, Baynus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Them that are given to change - Those that seek to set aside the worship of the true God, or the authority of the true king, who represents Him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 24:21. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king — Pay to each the homage due: to the LORD, Divine honour and adoration; to the king, civil respect, civil honour, and political obedience.
Meddle not with them that are given to change — ×¢× ×©×× ×× ×× ×ª×ª×¢×¨× im shonim al titharab: "And with the changelings mingle not thyself." The innovators; those who are always for making experiments on modes of government, forms of religion, &c. The most dangerous spirit that can infect the human mind.
