Proverbs 19:1-11

1 Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.

2 Ignorant desire isn't good; rushing feet make mistakes.

3 People's own folly corrupts their way, but their hearts rage against the LORD.

4 Riches increase one's friends, but the poor lose their friends.

5 A false witness won't go unpunished, and a liar won't escape.

6 Many seek favor from rulers; everyone befriends a gift giver.

7 All the relatives of the poor hate them; even more, their friends stay far from them. When they pursue them with words, they aren't there.

8 Those who acquire good sense love themselves; those who keep understanding find success.

9 False witnesses won't go unpunished, and liars will perish.

10 Luxury isn't fitting for a fool; even less so for a servant to rule over princes.

11 Insightful people restrain their anger; their glory is to ignore an offense.

Proverbs 19:1-11 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.