Pr 19:7
19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do
his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them {a} with]
words, [yet] they [are] lacking [to him].
(a) To have comfort from them.
Pr 19:8
19:8 He that getteth wisdom {b} loveth his own soul: he that
keepeth understanding shall find good.
(b) He that is upright in judgment finds favour from God.
Pr 19:10
19:10 {c} Delight is not proper for a fool; much less for a
servant to have rule over princes.
(c) The free use of things are not to be permitted to him
who cannot use them correctly.
Pr 19:11
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is]
his glory {d} to pass over a transgression.
(d) That is, to cover it by charity, and to do in it as
may most serve to God's glory.
Pr 19:13
19:13 A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the
contentions of a wife [are] a continual {e} dropping.
(e) As rain that drops and rots the house.
Pr 19:19
19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou
{f} deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
(f) Though for a time he gives place to counsel, yet soon
after will he give place to his raging affections.
Pr 19:21
19:21 [There are] many devices in a {g} man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
(g) Man's device will not have success, unless God governs
it, whose purpose is unchangeable.
Pr 19:22
19:22 The desire of a man [is] his {h} kindness: and a poor man
[is] better than a liar.
(h) That is, that he be honest: for the poor man who is
honest is to be esteemed above the rich who is not
virtuous.
Pr 19:25
19:25 Smite a scorner, and the {i} simple will beware: and
reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will
understand knowledge.
(i) That is, the simple and ignorant men learn when they
see the wicked punished.
Pr 19:28
19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the
wicked {k} devoureth iniquity.
(k) Takes a pleasure and delight in it, as gluttons and
drunkards in delicate meats and drinks.
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