Proverbs 19:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

The fear of the Lord (tendeth) to life; and (he that hath it) shall abide (Hebrew, lin-lit, shall pass the whole night; cf. Psalms 4:7-8 ) satisfied - abundantly filled with all really good things for the body and the soul (Deuteronomy 33:12; Deuteronomy 33:23, "Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord;" cf. Jeremiah 31:14). Such a one is relieved alike from indigence and from restless desires (Philippians 4:18-19; Psalms 34:11).

He shall not be visited with evil. As he is exempt from the evil of guilt, so shall he be from the evil of punishment.

Proverbs 19:23

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