Proverbs 19:19

Proverbs 19:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
• New International Version (NIV)A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Context of Proverbs 19:19

17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Yhwh; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. 18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. 20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of Yhwh, that shall stand.

Proverbs 19:19 word by word

גְּֽדָל חֵ֭מָה נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ כִּ֥י אִם־תַּ֝צִּ֗יל וְע֣וֹד תּוֹסִֽף׃Read the interlinear

• A manגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• of greatגָּרֹלgârôl · harshH1632
• wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• shall sufferנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• punishmentעֹ֫נֶשׁ‛ônesh · fineH6066
• for if thou deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• yet thou must do it againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:19

• Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
• Proverbs 25:28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
• 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?
• 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
• 1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
• 1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
• 2 Samuel 16:5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19A man of great wrath - He who is of an irritable, fiery disposition, will necessarily get himself into many broils; and he that is surety for him once is likely to be called on again and again for the same friendly office.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The sense of the last words seems to be that the connection between wrath and punishment is so invariable, that all efforts to save the passionate man from the disastrous consequences which he brings on his own head are made in vain.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 The spared and spoiled child is likely to become a man of great wrath.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Repeated efforts of kindness are lost on ill-natured persons.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:19

• Anger

In the dictionaries

• Judgment
• Pity
• Scorner
• Slothfulness
• Forfeit
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Tribute
• Wrath, (anger)

Commentaries on Proverbs 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings