Proverbs 19:15-25

15 ¹Slothfulness casts into ²a deep sleep, and ³an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 Whoever ⁴keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.

17 ⁵Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he ⁶will repay him for his ⁷deed.

18 ⁸Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on ⁹putting 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 ¹⁰the future.

21 ¹¹Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but ¹²it is the purpose of the LORD ¹³ 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 ¹⁴leads to life, and whoever has it rests ¹⁵satisfied; he will ¹⁶not be visited by harm.

24 ¹⁷The sluggard buries his hand in ¹⁸the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 ¹⁹Strike ²⁰a scoffer, and the simple will ²¹learn prudence; ²²reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 19:15-25 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.

Cross References

• 1. See Proverbs 6:9-11
• 2. Job 4:13
• 3. [Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 20:4, 13; Proverbs 23:21]
• 4. [Proverbs 13:13; Luke 10:28]
• 5. [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
• 6. [Luke 6:38]
• 7. See Proverbs 12:14
• 8. See Proverbs 13:24
• 9. [Proverbs 23:13]; See Deuteronomy 21:18-21
• 10. Psalms 37:37
• 11. Psalms 33:10, 11
• 12. Job 23:13; Isaiah 14:26, 27
• 13. Isaiah 46:10
• 14. Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 11:19; [Isaiah 38:5; Mark 10:30]
• 15. [Psalms 25:13]
• 16. [Leviticus 26:6]
• 17. Proverbs 26:15; [Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 20:4]
• 18. [Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20]
• 19. Proverbs 21:11
• 20. See Psalms 1:1
• 21. See Deuteronomy 13:6-11
• 22. [Proverbs 9:8]