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Proverbs 15:17-27
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Better to have a dish of vegetables where there is love than juicy steaks where there is hate.
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A hothead stirs up a fight, but one who holds his temper calms disputes.
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The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an [open] highway.
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A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish child despises its mother.
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Stupidity is fun to the one without much sense, but a person who has understanding forges straight ahead.
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Without advice plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.
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A person is delighted to hear an answer from his own mouth, and a timely word--oh, how good!
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The path of life for a wise person leads upward in order to turn him away from hell below.
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The LORD tears down the house of an arrogant person, but he protects the property of widows.
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The thoughts of evil people are disgusting to the LORD, but pleasant words are pure to him.
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Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family, but whoever hates bribes will live.
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Proverbs 15:17-27 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 5
This chapter relates Solomon's preparation for building the temple: on Hiram, king of Tyre, sending a congratulatory letter to him, he returned another to him, signifying his intention to build an house for God, and requesting him to supply him with timber, and men to work it, 1Ki 5:1-6; to which Hiram readily agreed, and sent him cedar and fir, and Solomon in return sent him food for his household; and things went on very amicably between them, 1Ki 5:7-12; the chapter concludes with an account of Solomon's workmen, where, how, and in what they were employed, 1Ki 5:13-18.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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