Meet God in Scripture

Meet God in 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.”

Proverbs 19:23 (KJV)

Six ways to encounter God here

A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in Proverbs 19:23, and Living Bread opens it right there.

Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.

The passage in its setting

Meeting God in a verse begins with hearing it where it lives, in the flow of Proverbs 19. Read it slowly, and let the focal verse settle into its own context.

21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

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

24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The web of Scripture around it

Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 14 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.

  • Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
  • Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Proverbs 12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
  • Isaiah 58:10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
  • 1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
  • Psalms 90:14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
  • Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Philippians 4:11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
  • Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
  • Malachi 3:16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thou…
  • Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
  • Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
  • Psalms 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
  • Psalms 85:9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

More to meet God in Proverbs

Proverbs 3:5Proverbs 22:6Proverbs 18:10Proverbs 4:23Proverbs 17:22Proverbs 3:6Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 19:21Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 16:3Proverbs 16:9Proverbs 29:25Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 28:4

How it points to Christ

Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.