Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
In Context
18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Cross References
Numbers 14:1Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
Psalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:19
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Here is, 1. Passion the great make-bate. Thence come wars and fightings. Anger strikes the fire which sets cities and churches into a flame: A wrathful man, with his peevish passionate reflections, stirs up strife, and sets people together by the ears; he gives occasion to others to quarrel, and takes the occasion that others give, though ever so trifling. When men carry their resentments too far, one quarrel still produces… Read the whole commentary →