Proverbs 19:3-13

3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.

4 Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.

6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

7 All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.

8 He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11 Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

Proverbs 19:3-13 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.