Proverbs 19:17-27

17 One who ¹is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his ²good deed.

18 ³Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire * his death.

19 A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

20 ⁴Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.

21 Many ⁵plans are in a man's heart, But the ⁶counsel of the LORD will stand.

22 What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar *.

23 The ⁷fear of the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep ⁸satisfied, ⁹untouched * by evil.

24 The ¹⁰sluggard buries his hand ¹¹in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 ¹²Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But ¹³reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

26 He ¹⁴who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

27 Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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Proverbs 19:17-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of the introduction of the ark into the temple, 1Ki 8:1-9 of the glory of the Lord filling it, 1Ki 8:10,11 of a speech Solomon made to the people concerning the building of the temple, and how he came to be engaged in it, 1Ki 8:12-21, of a prayer of his he put up on this occasion, requesting, that what supplications soever were made at any time, or on any account, by Israelites or strangers, might be accepted by the Lord, 1Ki 8:22-53, and of his blessing the people of Israel at the close of it, with some useful exhortations, 1Ki 8:54-61, and of the great number of sacrifices offered up by him, and the feast he made for the people, upon which he dismissed them, 1Ki 8:62-66.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

1. Deuteronomy 15:7, 8; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 28:27; Ecclesiastes 11:1, 2; Matthew 10:42; Matthew 25:40; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Hebrews 6:10
2. Proverbs 12:14; Luke 6:38
3. Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 23:13; Proverbs 29:15, 17
4. Proverbs 4:1; Proverbs 8:33; Proverbs 12:15
5. Proverbs 16:1, 9
6. Psalms 33:10, 11; Isaiah 14:26, 27
7. Proverbs 14:27; 1 Timothy 4:8
8. Psalms 25:13
9. Psalms 91:10; Proverbs 12:21
10. Proverbs 26:15
11. Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20
12. Proverbs 21:11
13. Proverbs 9:8
14. Proverbs 28:24

Footnotes 8

[a]. Or "benefits"
[b]. Lit "causing him to die"
[c]. Lit "in your latter end"
[d]. Or "loyalty"
[e]. Or "reverence"
[f]. Lit "not visited"
[g]. Lit "simple"
[h]. Lit "discern"