Proverbs 13:19
A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
In Context
20He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Cross References
Job 28:28And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.
Psalms 34:14Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.
Proverbs 3:7Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
Proverbs 16:6By lovingkindness and fidelity, shall iniquity be covered, and, in the revering of Yahweh, is a turning away from wrong.
Proverbs 29:10Blood-thirsty men, hate the blameless man, and, as for the upright, they seek his life.
Song of Solomon 3:4Scarcely had I passed from them, when I found the beloved of my soul,—I caught him, and would not let him go, until that I had brought him into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:19
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. Note, 1. He that is so proud that he scorns to be taught will certainly be abased. He that refuses the good instruction offered him, as if it were a reflection upon his honour and an abridgment of his liberty, poverty and shame shall be to him: he will become a beggar and live and die in disgrace; every one will despise him as foolish, and stubborn, and ungovernable. 2. He that is so humble that he… Read the whole commentary →