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Text -- Proverbs 19:1-6 (NET)
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Context
19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool .
19:2 It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge , and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.
19:3 A person’s folly subverts his way , and his heart rages against the Lord .
19:4 Wealth adds many friends , but a poor person is separated from his friend .
19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished , and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
19:6 Many people entreat the favor of a generous person , and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Poor |
Flattery |
Blindness |
Integrity |
Influence |
Ignorance |
Liberality |
Prudence |
Speaking |
Riches |
Rashness |
Lies and Deceits |
WITNESS |
FRET, FRETTING |
FOOL; FOLLY |
CRIME; CRIMES |
LIE; LYING |
PRINCE |
Gift |
SUBVERT |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes: Pro 19:1 The Syriac and Tg. Prov 19:1 read “rich” instead of MT “fool.” This makes tighter antithetical parallelism than MT and is foll...
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NET Notes: Pro 19:2 The basic meaning of the verb is “to miss a goal or the way.” D. Kidner says, “How negative is the achievement of a man who wants ta...
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NET Notes: Pro 19:3 The “heart raging” is a metonymy of cause (or adjunct); it represents the emotions that will lead to blaming God for the frustration. Gene...
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NET Notes: Pro 19:4 This proverb simply makes an observation on life: People pursue wealthy folk hoping that they can gain something from the rich, but the poor are deser...
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NET Notes: Pro 19:5 This proverb is a general statement, because on occasion there are false witnesses who go unpunished in this life (e.g., Prov 6:19; 14:5, 25; 19:9). T...
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