Proverbs 15:17-19

17 ¹Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a ²fattened ox served with hatred.

18 A ³hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the ⁴slow to anger ⁵calms a dispute.

19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 15:17-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 5

This chapter relates Solomon's preparation for building the temple: on Hiram, king of Tyre, sending a congratulatory letter to him, he returned another to him, signifying his intention to build an house for God, and requesting him to supply him with timber, and men to work it, 1Ki 5:1-6; to which Hiram readily agreed, and sent him cedar and fir, and Solomon in return sent him food for his household; and things went on very amicably between them, 1Ki 5:7-12; the chapter concludes with an account of Solomon's workmen, where, how, and in what they were employed, 1Ki 5:13-18.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 17:1
• 2. Matthew 22:4; Luke 15:23
• 3. Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 26:21; Proverbs 29:22
• 4. Proverbs 14:29
• 5. Genesis 13:8; Proverbs 16:14; Ecclesiastes 10:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "portion"
• [b]. Or "herbs"