Proverbs 19

Listen to Proverbs 19
1 1Better is a poor person who 2walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire[a] without knowledge is not good, and whoever 3makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man's folly 4brings his way to ruin, his heart 5rages against the LORD.
4 6Wealth brings many new friends, 7but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 8A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who 9breathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,[b] and everyone is a friend to a man who gives 10gifts.
7 11All a poor man's brothers hate him; 12how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[c]
8 13Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will 14discover good.
9 15A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who 16breathes out lies will perish.
10 17It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for 18a slave to rule over princes.
11 19Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like 20the growling of a lion, but his 21favor is like 22dew on the grass.
13 23A foolish son is ruin to his father, and 24a wife's quarreling is 25a continual dripping of rain.
14 26House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is 27from the LORD.
15 28Slothfulness casts into 29a deep sleep, and 30an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 Whoever 31keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.
17 32Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he 33will repay him for his 34deed.
18 35Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on 36putting him to death.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in 37the future.
21 38Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but 39it is the purpose of the LORD 40 that will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD 41leads to life, and whoever has it rests 42satisfied; he will 43not be visited by harm.
24 44The sluggard buries his hand in 45the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 46Strike 47a scoffer, and the simple will 48learn prudence; 49reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is 50a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, 51and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked 52devours iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready for 53scoffers, and 54beating for the backs of fools.

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Cross References 54

  • 1. Proverbs 28:6
  • 2. Proverbs 14:2; Proverbs 20:7; Psalms 26:1, 11
  • 3. [Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 29:20]
  • 4. [Proverbs 11:3]
  • 5. [Psalms 37:7; Isaiah 8:21; Revelation 16:11]
  • 6. Proverbs 14:20
  • 7. Proverbs 14:20
  • 8. [Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 21:28]; See Deuteronomy 19:16-19
  • 9. See Proverbs 6:19
  • 10. See Proverbs 17:8
  • 11. [ver. 4]
  • 12. [Psalms 38:11]
  • 13. [Proverbs 15:32]
  • 14. Proverbs 16:20
  • 15. [See ver. 5 above]
  • 16. [See ver. 5 above]
  • 17. [Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 26:1]
  • 18. Proverbs 30:22; Ecclesiastes 10:6, 7
  • 19. See Proverbs 14:29
  • 20. Proverbs 20:2; [Proverbs 16:14, 15; Proverbs 28:15]
  • 21. Proverbs 14:35
  • 22. Psalms 133:3; Hosea 14:5; Micah 5:7
  • 23. Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 17:21
  • 24. See Proverbs 21:9
  • 25. Proverbs 27:15
  • 26. [2 Corinthians 12:14]
  • 27. Proverbs 18:22
  • 28. See Proverbs 6:9-11
  • 29. Job 4:13
  • 30. [Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 20:4, 13; Proverbs 23:21]
  • 31. [Proverbs 13:13; Luke 10:28]
  • 32. [Proverbs 22:9; Proverbs 28:27; Ecclesiastes 11:1; Matthew 10:42; Hebrews 6:10]; See Deuteronomy 15:7-10; Matthew 25:40; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
  • 33. [Luke 6:38]
  • 34. See Proverbs 12:14
  • 35. See Proverbs 13:24
  • 36. [Proverbs 23:13]; See Deuteronomy 21:18-21
  • 37. Psalms 37:37
  • 38. Psalms 33:10, 11
  • 39. Job 23:13; Isaiah 14:26, 27
  • 40. Isaiah 46:10
  • 41. Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 11:19; [Isaiah 38:5; Mark 10:30]
  • 42. [Psalms 25:13]
  • 43. [Leviticus 26:6]
  • 44. Proverbs 26:15; [Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 20:4]
  • 45. [Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20]
  • 46. Proverbs 21:11
  • 47. See Psalms 1:1
  • 48. See Deuteronomy 13:6-11
  • 49. [Proverbs 9:8]
  • 50. Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 17:2
  • 51. [2 Peter 2:21]
  • 52. Job 15:16; [Proverbs 18:8; Job 34:7]
  • 53. [See ver. 25 above]
  • 54. Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:3

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Proverbs 19 Commentaries

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