Proverbs 19:12-22

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

14 House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul, but he that despiseth His ways shall die.

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and that which he hath given, He will repay him again.

18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare him for his crying.

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou rescue him, yet thou must do it again.

20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

22 What is desired of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:12-22 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.