Proverbs 19:24-29

24 ¹The sluggard buries his hand in ²the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 ³Strike ⁴a scoffer, and the simple will ⁵learn prudence; ⁶reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is ⁷a son who brings shame and reproach.

27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, ⁸and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked ⁹devours iniquity.

29 Condemnation is ready for ¹⁰scoffers, and ¹¹beating for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:24-29 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.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 26:15; [Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 20:4]
• 2. [Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20]
• 3. Proverbs 21:11
• 4. See Psalms 1:1
• 5. See Deuteronomy 13:6-11
• 6. [Proverbs 9:8]
• 7. Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 17:2
• 8. [2 Peter 2:21]
• 9. Job 15:16; [Proverbs 18:8; Job 34:7]
• 10. [See ver. 25 above]
• 11. Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:3