Proverbs 19:19-29

19 A person who has a hot temper will pay for it. If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline so that you may be wise the rest of your life.

21 Many plans are in the human heart, but the advice of the LORD will endure.

22 Loyalty is desirable in a person, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, and such a person will rest easy without suffering harm.

24 A lazy person puts his fork in his food. He doesn't even bring it back to his mouth.

25 Strike a mocker, and a gullible person may learn a lesson. Warn an understanding person, and he will gain more knowledge.

26 A son who assaults his father [and] who drives away his mother brings shame and disgrace.

27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouths of wicked people swallow up trouble.

29 Punishments are set for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:19-29 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.