THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 23:14 in context
Proverbs 23:11–17
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for their Defender is strong.
He will plead their case against you.
12
Apply your heart to instruction,
and your ears to the words of knowledge.
13
Don’t withhold correction from a child.
If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
15
My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad, even mine.
16
Yes, my heart will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
17
Don’t let your heart envy sinners,
but rather fear the LORD all day long.
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- Sheol is the place of the dead.
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