Proverbs 17:19-28

19 He who ¹loves transgression loves strife; He who ²raises his door seeks destruction.

20 He who has a crooked mind ³finds no good, And he who is ⁴perverted in his language falls into evil.

21 He who ⁵sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

22 A ⁶joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit ⁷dries up the bones.

23 A wicked man receives a ⁸bribe from the bosom To ⁹pervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the ¹⁰eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 A ¹¹foolish son is a grief to his father And ¹²bitterness to her who bore him.

26 It is also not good to ¹³fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 He who ¹⁴restrains his words has knowledge, And he who has a ¹⁵cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 Even a fool, when he ¹⁶keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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Proverbs 17:19-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 16

1. Proverbs 29:22
2. Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 29:23
3. Proverbs 24:20
4. James 3:8
5. Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 19:13
6. Proverbs 15:13
7. Psalms 22:15
8. Proverbs 17:8
9. Exodus 23:8; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3
10. Ecclesiastes 2:14
11. Proverbs 19:13
12. Proverbs 10:1
13. Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 18:5
14. Proverbs 10:19; James 1:19
15. Proverbs 14:29
16. Job 13:5

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "heart"
[b]. Lit "causes good healing"
[c]. Lit "knows"