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19:1 Better <02896> is a poor person <07326> who walks <01980> in his integrity <08537> than one who is perverse <06141> in his speech <08193> and is a fool <03684>. 19:2 It is dangerous <02896> to have zeal <05315> without <03808> knowledge <01847>, and the one who acts hastily <07272> <0213> makes poor <02398> choices. 19:3 A person’s <0120> folly <0200> subverts <05557> his way <01870>, and his heart <03820> rages <02196> against <05921> the Lord <03068>. 19:4 Wealth <01952> adds <03254> many <07227> friends <07453>, but a poor <01800> person is separated <06504> from his friend <07453>. 19:5 A false <08267> witness <05707> will not <03808> go unpunished <05352>, and the one who spouts out <06315> lies <03577> will not <03808> escape <04422> punishment. 19:6 Many <07227> people entreat <02470> the favor <06440> of a generous person <05081>, and everyone <03605> is the friend <07453> of the person <0376> who gives gifts <04976>. 19:7 All <03605> the relatives <0251> of a poor person <07326> hate <08130> him; how much more <03588> <0637> do his friends <04828> avoid <07368> him– he pursues <07291> them with <04480> words <0561>, but they <01992> do not respond <03808>. 19:8 The one who acquires <07069> wisdom <03820> loves <0157> himself <05315>; the one who preserves <08104> understanding <08394> will prosper <02896> <04672>. 19:9 A false <08267> witness <05707> will not <03808> go unpunished <05352>, and the one who spouts out <06315> lies <03577> will perish <06>. 19:10 Luxury <08588> is not <03808> appropriate <05000> for a fool <03684>; how much less <03588> <0637> for a servant <05650> to rule <04910> over princes <08269>! 19:11 A person’s <0120> wisdom <07922> makes him slow <0748> to anger <0639>, and it is his glory <08597> to overlook <05674> an offense <06588>. 19:12 A king’s <04428> wrath <05099> is like the roar <02197> of a lion <03715>, but his favor <07522> is like dew <02919> on <05921> the grass <06212>. 19:13 A foolish <03684> child <01121> is the ruin <01942> of his father <01>, and a contentious <04079> wife <0802> is like a constant <02956> dripping <01812>. 19:14 A house <01004> and wealth <01952> are inherited <05159> from parents <01>, but a prudent <07919> wife <0802> is from the Lord <03068>. 19:15 Laziness <06103> brings on <05307> a deep sleep <08639>, and the idle <07423> person <05315> will go hungry <07456>. 19:16 The one who obeys <08104> commandments <04687> guards <08104> his life <05315>; the one who despises <0959> his ways <01870> will die <04191>. 19:17 The one who is gracious <02603> to the poor <01800> lends <03867> to the Lord <03068>, and the Lord will repay <07999> him for his good deed <01576>. 19:18 Discipline <03256> your child <01121>, for <03588> there is <03426> hope <08615>, but do not <0408> set <05375> your heart <05315> on <0413> causing his death <04191>. 19:19 A person with great anger <01632> <01632> bears <05375> the penalty <06066>, but <03588> if <0518> you deliver <05337> him from it once, you will have to do it again <03254>.

• Pro 10:1--22:16 -- The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs

• Poor

  [isbe] POOR - poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there should be no poor among the Hebrews because Yahweh should so greatly bless...
  [nave] POOR Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich, Ex. 30:15. Inexpensive offerings of the poor, Lev. 5:7; 12:8; 14:21, 22. See: Beneficence; Giving; Liberality; Orphans; Poverty; Widow. Also See: Rich; Riches. Uncl...
  

• Anger

  [nave] ANGER. Gen. 4:6; Gen. 49:7; 2 Chr. 28:9; Job 5:2; Job 19:29; Psa. 37:8; Psa. 55:3; Psa. 76:10; Prov. 6:34; Prov. 12:16; Prov. 14:17, 29; Prov. 15:1, 18; Prov. 16:14, 29, 32; Prov. 17:14; Prov. 19:11, 12, 19; Prov. 21:24; Pr...
  

• Women

  [nave] WOMEN Creation of, Gen. 1:27; 2:21, 22. Named, Gen. 2:23. Fall of, and curse upon, Gen. 3:1-16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14. Promise to, Gen. 3:15. Had separate apartments in dwellings, Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9, 11. Ve...
  

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• Lion

  [isbe] LION - li'-un: (1) Occurring most often in the Old Testament is 'aryeh, plural 'ardyoth. Another form, 'ari, plural 'arayim, is found less often. 1. Names: Compare 'ari'el, "Ariel" (Ezr 8:16; Isa 29:1,2,7); char'el, "upper a...
  [nave] LION King of beasts, Mic. 5:8. Fierceness of, Job 4:10; 28:8; Psa. 7:2; Prov. 22:13; Jer. 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Hos. 13:8. The roaring of, Psa. 22:13; Prov. 20:2. Strength of, Prov. 30:30; Isa. 38:13; Joel 1:6. Instincts o...
  

• Integrity

  [isbe] INTEGRITY - in-teg'-ri-ti (tom, tummah): The translation of tom, "simplicity," "soundness," "completeness," rendered also "upright," "perfection." Its original sense appears in the phrase letom (1 Ki 22:34; 2 Ch 18:33), "A c...
  [nave] INTEGRITY. Gen. 18:19; Ex. 18:21; Deut. 16:19, 20; Job 10:7; Job 13:15, 18; Job 16:17; Job 27:4-6; Job 29:14; Job 31:1-40; Psa. 7:3-5, 8; Psa. 15:1-5; Psa. 17:3; Psa. 18:20 2 Sam. 22:21. Psa. 24:3-5; Psa. 26:1-3; Psa. 69:4;...
  

• Lies and Deceits

  [nave] LIES AND DECEITS Ex. 23:1; Lev. 6:2-7; Lev. 19:11, 12, 16 Ex. 20:16. Job 13:4; Job 21:34; Job 27:4; Job 31:5, 6, 33; Job 36:4; Psa. 5:6, 9; Psa. 10:7; Psa. 12:2, 3; Psa. 28:3; Psa. 31:18; Psa. 34:13 1 Pet. 3:10. Psa. 36:3; P...
  

• Flattery

  [nave] FLATTERY. Job 17:5; Job 32:21, 22; Psa. 5:8, 9; Psa. 12:2, 3 Psa. 5:9; Psa. 36:2; Psa. 49:13 Prov. 6:24. Psa. 78:36 Rom. 16:18. Prov. 5:3; Prov. 7:5, 21; Prov. 14:20; Prov. 19:4, 6; Prov. 20:19; Prov. 22:16; Prov. 24:24; Pr...
  

• Citizenship

  [nave] CITIZENSHIP. Duties of Ex. 22:28 Acts 23:5. Num. 27:20; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:26; Ezra 10:8; Prov. 16:14, 15; Prov. 24:21; Prov. 25:6, 7, 15; Eccl. 8:2-4; Eccl. 10:4, 20; Jer. 29:7; Matt. 17:24-27; Matt. 22:17-21 Mark 12:14-17...
  

• Wife

  [nave] WIFE Called Desire of the Eyes, Ezek. 24:16. Help, Gen. 2:18, 20. Fruitful Vine, Psa. 128:3. The judgment denounced against Eve, Gen. 3:16. Relation of, to husband, Gen. 2:18, 23, 24; 1 Cor. 11:3-12. Domestic duties of,...
  

• CRIME; CRIMES

  [isbe] CRIME; CRIMES - krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" (Ezek 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault," "sin" (Gen 26:10, English Vers...
  

• Blindness

  [nave] BLINDNESS Disqualified for priestly office, Lev. 21:18. Of animals, disqualified for a sacrifice, Lev. 22:22; Deut. 15:21; Mal. 1:8. Miraculously inflicted upon the Sodomites, Gen. 19:11; Syrians, 2 Kin. 6:18-23; Saul of T...
  

• Children

  [nave] CHILDREN In answer to prayer: To Abraham, Gen. 15:2-5, with Gen. 21:1, 2; Isaac, Gen. 25:21; Leah, Gen. 30:17-22; Rachel, Gen. 30:22-24; Haah, 1 Sam. 1:9-20; Zacharias, Luke 1:13. Treatment of, at birth, Ezek. 16:4-6; Luke ...
  

• Laziness

  [nave] LAZINESS Prov. 6:6, 9-11 Prov. 24:33. Prov. 10:4, 5, 26; Prov. 12:9, 24, 27; Prov. 13:4; Prov. 14:23; Prov. 15:19; Prov. 18:9; Prov. 19:15, 24; Prov. 20:4, 13; Prov. 21:25, 26; Prov. 23:21; Prov. 24:30, 31, 33, 34; Prov. 26:...
  

• Lending

  [nave] LENDING. Ex. 22:25-27; Lev. 25:35-37; Deut. 15:1-11; Deut. 23:19, 20; Deut. 24:6, 10-13, 17; Neh. 5:1-13; Psa. 37:25, 26; Psa. 112:5; Prov. 19:17; Prov. 22:7; Prov. 28:8; Isa. 24:1, 2; Ezek. 18:13; Matt. 5:42; Luke 6:34, 35...
  

• Forgiveness

  [nave] FORGIVENESS. Of Enemies Ex. 23:4, 5; Prov. 19:11; Prov. 24:17, 29; Prov. 25:21, 22, Rom. 12:20. Eccl. 7:21; Matt. 5:7, 39-41, 43-46 vs. 47,48;; Luke 6:27-34. Matt. 6:12 [Luke 11:4]. Matt. 6:14, 15; Matt. 18:21-35; Mark 11:...
  

• Fool

  [nave] FOOL: Psa. 5:5; Psa. 14:1 Psa. 53:1. Psa. 74:18, 22; Psa. 107:17; Prov. 1:7, 22; Prov. 3:35; Prov. 9:6-8, 13-17; Prov. 10:1, 8 v. 10.13,14,18,23Prov. 14:1, 7-9, 15; Prov. 15:7, 20, 21; Prov. 17:24, 25; Prov. 18:2, 6, 7; Pro...
  

• Ignorance

  [nave] IGNORANCE. Job 8:9; Job 11:7, 8, 12; Job 28:12, 13, 20, 21; Job 36:26, 29; Job 37:5, 15, 16, 19, 23 Job 38; 39. Psa. 139:6; Prov. 7:6-23; Prov. 8:5; Prov. 9:14-18; Prov. 19:2; Prov. 20:24; Prov. 22:3 Prov. 27:12. Prov. 27:1...
  

• Impenitence

  [nave] IMPENITENCE. Lev. 23:26-29; Lev. 26:21 vs. 22-24.; Deut. 29:19-21; 1 Sam. 15:23; Job 9:2, 4; Job 24:13; Job 33:14; Psa. 7:11, 12 v. 13.; Psa. 10:3; Psa. 32:9; Psa. 50:17, 21; Psa. 52:1, 7; Psa. 58:3-5; Psa. 68:21; Psa. 78:8...
  

• Influence

  [nave] INFLUENCE. Evil 1 Kin. 11:3, 4; 1 Kin. 15:25, 26; 1 Kin. 21:25; 1 Kin. 22:51-53; 2 Kin. 8:16-18, 25-27; 2 Kin. 17:21, 22; 2 Kin. 21:9; 2 Chr. 21:5, 6; 2 Chr. 22:3-5; 2 Chr. 33:9; Prov. 22:24, 25; Prov. 29:12; Jer. 17:1, 2;...
  

• Obeying Instructions, Guarding the Soul

  

• Rebuke and Discipline

  

• [Pro 19:12] Dew Of Mercy

  Like the still quiet fall of the silent dew of night On the leaves, that are folded to rest, Is the mercy of God when it droppeth from His throne, Bringing balm from the fields of the blest. Refrain Dew of mercy, dew of mercy, Ever dropping, gently dropping from above; Dew of mercy, how it cheers us, Ever dropping from a Savior’s love! How it cheers and revives every bud of Christian hope! How it takes every sorrow away! O ’tis sweeter by far than the drops of nature’s dew, And it falleth by night and by day. Refrain When we ask of the Lord, in our simple fervent prayer, For His blessing at morn and at even, Let us pray that our souls may be watered and refreshed, By the dew of His mercy from Heaven. Refrain

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Pro 19:12] Ye Heav’ns, Oh Haste Your Dews To Shed

  Ye heav’ns, oh haste your dews to shed, Ye clouds, rain gladness on our head, Thou earth, behold the time of grace, And blossom forth in righteousness! O living Sun, with joy break forth, And pierce the gloomy clefts of earth; Behold, the mountains melt away Like wax beneath Thine ardent ray! O Life-dew of the Churches, come, And bid this arid desert bloom! The sorrows of Thy people see, And take our human flesh on Thee. Refresh the parched and drooping mind, The broken limb in mercy bind, Us sinners from our guilt release, And fill us with Thy heavenly peace. O wonder! night no more is night! Comes then at last the longed-for light? Ah yes, Thou shinest, O true Sun, In whom are God and man made one!

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• Why Is It Wrong to Harbor Angry Feelings?
  God forbids it (Ecc. 7:9; Matt. 5:22; Rom. 12:19); it is a characteristic of fools and a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:20; Prov. 12:16; Prov. 14:29; Prov. 27:3; Ecc. 7:9). Anger is connected with pride, cruelty, clamorous and evi...
• Why la It Wrong to Harbor Angry Feelings?
  God forbids it (Ecc. 7:9; Matt. 5:22; Rom. 12:19); it is a characteristic of fools and a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:20; Prov. 12:16; Prov. 14:29; Prov. 27:3; Ecc. 7:9). Anger is connected with pride, cruelty, clamorous and evi...
• What is "the Blessing of Giving"?
  The generous heart is commended in many passages in the Scripture, and especially where that generosity has the poor for its object We are told to remember the poor (see Lev. 25:35; Deu. 15:7), to be a helper to the fatherles...
• I gave money to a church for a building project that never happened. I asked for my money back and they told me it was gone. What can I do?
  I am sad to read your question because it appears that your money was not used for the purpose for which it was given. Not all churches are as careful about the raising and using of money as the apostle Paul: 18 And we are ...

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