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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