Proverbs 24:21
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
American King James Version (AKJV)
My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
American Standard Version (ASV)
My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
Webster's Revision
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
World English Bible
My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
English Revised Version (ERV)
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Clarke's Proverbs 24:21 Bible Commentary
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king - Pay to each the homage due: to the Lord, Divine honor and adoration; to the king, civil respect, civil honor, and political obedience.
Meddle not with them that are given to change - עם שונים אל תתערב im shonim al titharab: "And with the changelings mingle not thyself." The innovators; those who are always for making experiments on modes of government, forms of religion, etc. The most dangerous spirit that can infect the human mind.
Barnes's Proverbs 24:21 Bible Commentary
Them that are given to change - Those that seek to set aside the worship of the true God, or the authority of the true king, who represents Him.
Wesley's Proverbs 24:21 Bible Commentary
24:21 To change - That are unstable in their obedience to God or to the king.
