Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 19:9-16

9A 1falseH8267 witnessH5707 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, And he who 2tellsH6315 liesH3577 will perishH6.10LuxuryH8588 is 3not fittingH5000 for a foolH3684; MuchH637H3588 lessH637 for a 4slaveH5650 to ruleH4910 over princesH8269.11A man’sH120 5discretionH7922 makesH748 him slowH748 to angerH639, And it is his gloryH8597 6to overlookH5674 a transgressionH6588.12The 7king’sH4428 wrathH2197 is like the roaringH5099 of a lionH3715, But his favorH7522 is like 8dewH2919 on the grassH6212.13A 9foolishH3684 sonH1121 is destructionH1942 to his fatherH1, And the 10contentionsH4066 of a wifeH802 are a constantH2956 drippingH1812.14HouseH1004 and wealthH1952 are an 11inheritanceH5159 from fathersH1, But a prudentH7919 wifeH802 is from the LordH3068.1512LazinessH6103 castsH5307 into a deepH8639 sleepH8639, And an idleH7423 13manH5315 will sufferH7456 hungerH7456.16He who 14keepsH8104 the commandmentH4687 keepsH8104 his soulH5315, But he who 15is carelessH959 of 16conductH1870 will dieH4191.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 19:9 Prov 19:5; Dan 6:24 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 19:9 Lit breathes ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 19:10 Prov 17:7; 26:1; Eccl 10:6, 7 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 19:10 Prov 30:22 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 19:11 Prov 14:29; 16:32 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 19:11 Matt 5:44; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 19:12 Prov 16:14 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 19:12 Gen 27:28; Deut 33:28; Ps 133:3; Hos 14:5; Mic 5:7 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 19:13 Prov 17:25 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 19:13 Prov 21:9, 19; 27:15 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 19:14 2 Cor 12:14 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 19:15 Prov 6:9, 10; 24:33 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 19:16 Prov 13:13; 16:17; Luke 10:28; 11:28 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 19:16 Lit despises ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 19:16 Lit ways ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 19

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