Proverbs 19:23
Honor for Yahweh leads people to life; 1 anyone who has it will be satisfied 1 and not afflicted by harm. 1
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22Loyalty is what a person desires 1 and a poor person is better than a liar. 1
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; 1 he will not even bring it back up to his mouth. 1
Cross References
Psalms 25:13His life will go along in goodness; 1 and his descendants will inherit the land. 1
Psalms 34:9Fear Yahweh, you his holy people. 1 There is no lack for those who fear him. 1
Psalms 85:9Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him; 1 then glory will remain in our land. 1
Psalms 91:16I will satisfy him with long life 1 and show him my salvation.
Psalms 145:18Yahweh is near to all those who call to him, 1 to all who call to him in trustworthiness. 1
Proverbs 10:27The fear of Yahweh prolongs life, 1 but the years of the wicked will be short. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:23
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Note, 1. The honour of doing good is what we may laudably be ambitious of. It cannot but be the desire of man, if he have any spark of virtue in him, to be kind; one would not covet an estate for any thing so much as thereby to be put into a capacity of relieving the poor and obliging our friends. 2. It is far better to have a heart to do good and want ability for it than have ability for it and want a heart to it: The desire of a man to… Read the whole commentary →