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Do not letאַלyour heartלִבְּךָenvyיְקַנֵּאsinners,בַּחַטָּאִיםbutכִּי אִםcontinue in the fearבְּיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהallכָּלday long;הַיּוֹם
Proverbs 23:17
Study it in the app“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of YHWH all day long;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:17, word by word
- your heartלִבְּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- envyיְקַנֵּאyekane
be jealous
To feel bitterness because another has what one would like.
Where else “yekane” appears- sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim
sinner
Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.
Where else “chataim” appears- continue in the fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- day longיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
16and my kidneys will exult when your lips speak what is right.
17 · This verse (above)
18for surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.