PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY
PROVERBS CHAPTER 19
The comments are interleaved with the text
1
Better to be poor and live one’s life uprightly
than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.
POVERTY IS A BAD FATE ACCORDING TO PROVERBS BUT BEING A FOOL IS WORSE
2
To act without without self-knowledge is not good;
and if you rush ahead, you will miss your goal.
YES
3
A person’s own folly is what ruins his way,
but he rages in his heart against the Lord.
SHAME WANTS TO BLAME
4
Wealth brings in many friends,
but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
WEALTH BRINGS IN MANY CREEPS;
POVERTY HAS ONLY TRUE FRIENDS
5
A false witness will not go unpunished;
whoever breathes out lies will not escape.
6
Many ask favors of a generous person —
Everyone is a friend to the giver of gifts,
7
A poor man’s relatives all hate him;
even more his friends stay away from him.
He may pursue them with entreaties,
but they aren’t there to be found.
PROVERBS CANNOT IMAGINE LOYALTY AMONG THE POOR
8
To acquire good sense is to love oneself;
treasure discernment and prosper!
YES
9
A false witness will not go unpunished;
whoever breathes out lies will perish.
10
It isn’t fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
and even less for a slave to govern princes.
THOUGH SLAVES WERE OFTEN MORE INTELLIGENT
11
People with good sense are slow to anger,
and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
YES
12
A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED
13
A stupid son is his father’s ruin,
and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.
14
A house and wealth are inherited from ancestors,
but a sensible wife is from the Lord
THE AUTHOR WROTE THIS AFTER HIS WIFE READ VERSE 13
15
Laziness makes people fall asleep,
and an idle person will go hungry.
16
He who keeps a commandment keeps himself safe,
but he who doesn’t care how he lives will die.
17
He who is kind to the poor is lending to The Lord;
and he will repay him for his good deed.
IN HEAVEN, JESUS SAYS
18
Discipline your child while there is hope,
but don’t get so angry that you kill him!
IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR A CHILD TREATED THIS WAY?
19
A violent-tempered person will be punished;
if you try to save him from it, you make things worse.
20
Listen to advice, and accept discipline,
so that in the end you will be wise.
YES
21
One can devise many plans in one’s mind,
but the Lord’s plan will prevail.
I WISH
22
A man’s greed is his shame;
a poor man is better than a cheat.
YES
23
The fear of the Lord is life;
one who is full of it rests untouched by evil.
YES
24
The lazy person buries his hand in the dish
but doesn’t even bother to bring it to his mouth.
25
Smack someone for insolence
and the simple will learn to act wisely;
reprove the intelligent,
And you add to his wisdom.
I’M NOT SURE IF YOU SHOULD ACT ON THIS
26
One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother
is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.
THOUGH IT IS STILL DONE ON SCOTTISH FARMS
27
My son, if you stop heeding discipline,
you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
28
A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked feeds on wrongdoing.
29
Rods are ready for the scornful
and blows for the backs of fools.
THE SIN OF SCORN IS NOT MUCH MENTIONED TODAY THOUGH AN AGEING MINISTER CAN STILL BE GUILTY OF IT.
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