Proverbs 19:14-24

14 Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife comes from the LORD.

15 Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

16 Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, [but] whoever despises the LORD's ways will be put to death.

17 Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

18 Discipline your son while there is still hope. Do not be the one responsible for his death.

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.

Proverbs 19:14-24 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.