Proverbs 19

Treated in 11 passages across the library.

  • 19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 1
  • 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape. 1
  • 19:12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass. 1
  • 19:14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah. 1
  • 19:16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die. 1
  • 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again. 1
  • 19:18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction. 1
  • 19:21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. 1
  • 19:24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 1
  • 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge. 1
  • 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools. 1

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  1. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    A Legacy That Outlives You cites Proverbs 19:14

    …honor the passing of material goods. "Houses and wealth are inherited from parents," says Proverbs 19:14. A father who leaves his family with nothing when he could have planned better has not se…

  2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.5 The Lord's Supper cites Prov 19: 2

    …come to the Lord’s table who has no goodness; but without knowledge the mind is not good. Prov 19: 2. Some say they have good hearts, though they want knowledge; as if one should say, his ey…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites Prov 19: 5

    …er. Vengeance will find out the false witness. ‘A false witness shall not be unpunished.’ Prov 19: 5. ‘If the witness be a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother; then …

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.3 The Wrath of God cites Prov 19: 12

    …rink its dregs? Psal 75: 8. Solomon says, ‘The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion.’ Prov 19: 12. What then is God’s wrath? When God musters up all his forces, and sets himself in battal…

  5. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Where true wisdom and judgment is, there Christ sets up his government cites Prov. xix. 16

    …espiseth his way and loveth to live at large, seeking all liberty to the flesh, shad die, Prov. xix. 16. And it is made good by St. Paul, [f we live after the flesh, we shall die, Rom. viii. 13…

  6. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of April cites Prov. 19:17

    … upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again" Prov. 19:17 We are to give to the poor out of pity. Not to be seen and applauded, much less to get in…

  7. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Family Religion cites Prov. 19:18

    …r God, “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.” (Prov. 19:18.) 5. May we not endeavour, Secondly, to instruct them? to take care that every person who…

  8. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    Vision and Stewardship cites Proverbs 19:21

    …so, "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails" (Proverbs 19:21). Your goals are not God's orders to Him. They are your honest desires submitted to His s…

  9. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Prov 19: 24

    …strious in the use of means to obtain him? ‘A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom.’ Prov 19: 24. He is not in agony, but lethargy. If Christ and salvation would drop as a ripe fig into …

  10. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Ninth Stage cites Prov. 19:27

    …“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” Prov. 19:27. I say, my brother, cease to hear him, and let us believe to the saving of the soul. Chri…

  11. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.3 The Third Commandment cites Prov 19: 29

    …not speedily executed, men scorn and deride; but, ‘Judgements are prepared for scorners.’ Prov 19: 29. (2) That speak jestingly. Such are they who sport and play with Scripture. This is playi…