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Proverbs 24:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:Proverbs 24:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:21 in context
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- meddleʻârabto braidH6148 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Note, 1. Religion and loyalty must go together. As men, it is our duty to honour our Creator, to worship and reverence him, and to be always in his fear; as members of a community, incorporated for mutual benefit, it is our duty to be faithful and dutiful to the government God has set over us, Rom 13:1, Rom 13:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-22