23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times. So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself. It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.
For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
In the morning give us your mercy in full measure; so that we may have joy and delight all our days.
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit: For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out; But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough. But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.
And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun: And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
The Lord is near all those who give honour to his name; even to all who give honour to him with true hearts. To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation. The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.
Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.
The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.
And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name. And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything. The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing. Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.
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Commentary on Proverbs 19 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 19
Pro 19:1
Here see,
Pro 19:2
Two things are here declared to be of bad consequence:-
Pro 19:3
We have here two instances of men's folly:-
Pro 19:4
Here,
Pro 19:5
Here we have,
Pro 19:6-7
These two verses are a comment upon v. 4, and show,
Pro 19:8
Those are here encouraged,
Pro 19:9
Here is,
Pro 19:10
Note,
Pro 19:11
A wise man will observe these two rules about his anger:
Pro 19:12
This is to the same purport with what we had ch. 16:14, 15, and the design of it is,
Pro 19:13
It is an instance of the vanity of the world that we are liable to the greatest grief in those things wherein we promise ourselves the greatest comfort. It is as it proves. What greater temporal comfort can a man have than a good wife and good children? Yet,
Pro 19:14
Note,
Pro 19:15
See here the evil of a sluggish slothful disposition.
Pro 19:16
Here is,
Pro 19:17
Here is,
Pro 19:18
Parents are here cautioned against a foolish indulgence of their children that are untoward and viciously inclined, and that discover such an ill temper of mind as is not likely to be cured but by severity.
Pro 19:19
Pro 19:20
Note,
Pro 19:21
Here we have,
Pro 19:22
Note,
Pro 19:23
See what those that get by it that live in the fear of God, and always make conscience of their duty to him.
Pro 19:24
A sluggard is here exposed as a fool, for,
Pro 19:25
Note,
Pro 19:26
Here is,
Pro 19:27
This is a good caution to those that have had a good education to take heed of hearkening to those who, under pretence of instructing them, draw them off from those good principles under the influence of which they were trained up. Observe,
Pro 19:28
Here is a description of the worst of sinners, whose hearts are fully set in them to do evil.
Pro 19:29
Note,