Proverbs 19

Proverbs 19:2

He that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

He, that falls rashly upon his determinations, without weighing all due circumstances, cannot but offend.

Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of a man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

It is through a man’s own foolishness, that he miscarries in his business, and that he takes lewd courses; and, when he justly smarteth through his own fault, his heart fretteth, and his tongue muttereth against the Lord, as the author of all his harm and misery.

Proverbs 19:14

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Houses and riches may be derived to us by way of inheritance from our forefathers, without our care or endeavour, but a prudent and virtuous wife is a special blessing of God’s immediate choosing; and must therefore be obtained by our prayers at the hand of the giver.

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

A man, that is subject to often and extreme passions of anger, cannot avoid many and great inconveniences, which he brings upon himself; and if thou do, in a friendly manner, free him from some dangerous effects of his wrath, yet he will put thee to it again.

Proverbs 19:22

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

That, which should be the chief desire of a man, is his beneficence and kindness to others; and if a rich man promise much and perform nothing, a poor man, that is unable either to undertake or perform, is better than he.