Proverbs 19:16-26

16 He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

17 He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.

19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue [him], you will do [it] yet again.

20 Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

21 Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

22 The craving of a man [is] his steadfast loyalty, and [it is] better [to be] poor than a {liar}.

23 Fear of Yahweh [leads] to life; he who is filled [with it] will rest--he will not suffer harm.

24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent [and] he will gain knowledge.

26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, [is] a child who causes shame and brings reproach.

Proverbs 19:16-26 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
• [b]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
• [c]. Literally "after [things]"
• [d]. Or "mind"
• [e]. Literally "man of lying"