King James Version

Proverbs 19:23

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

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יִרְאַ֣תyiratfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְחַיִּ֑יםlechayimto lifeחַיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.וְשָׂבֵ֥עַvesaveaand fullשָׂבֵעַconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and full”, the ordinary formH7649satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)full (of), satisfied (with).יָ֝לִ֗יןyalinbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יִפָּ֥קֶדyipaqedchargeפָּקַדverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “charge”, an unfinished actionH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…רָֽעrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth — he is not charged with evil.

World English Bible

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The fear of the Lord is life to a man: and he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φόβος Κυρίου εἰς ζωὴν ἀνδρὶ· ὁ δὲ ἄφοβος αὐλισθήσεται ἐν τόποις οὗ οὐκ ἐπισκοπεῖται γνῶσις.