September 13th
Proverbs, 19
1: Better is the poor that walketh in
his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 2: Also, that the soul be without
knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 3: The foolishness of man perverteth
his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. 4: Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from
his neighbour. 5: A false
witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 6: Many will intreat the favour of
the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7: All the brethren of the poor do
hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with
words, yet they are wanting to him. 8:
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall
find good. 9: A false witness
shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 10: Delight is not seemly for a fool;
much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11: The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his
glory to pass over a transgression. 12:
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the
grass. 13: A foolish son is the
calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14: House and riches are the
inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD. 15: Slothfulness casteth into a deep
sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16: He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he
that despiseth his ways shall die. 17:
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath
given will he pay him again. 18:
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19: A man of great wrath shall
suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. 20: Hear counsel, and receive
instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21: There are many devices in a man's
heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 22: The desire of a man is his
kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. 23: The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 24: A slothful man hideth his hand in
his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25: Smite a scorner, and the simple
will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand
knowledge. 26: He that wasteth
his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and
bringeth reproach. 27: Cease,
my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of
knowledge. 28: An ungodly
witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 29: Judgments are prepared for
scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs, 20
1: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is
raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2: The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso
provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3: It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every
fool will be meddling. 4: The
sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in
harvest, and have nothing. 5:
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will
draw it out. 6: Most men will
proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7: The just man walketh in his
integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8: A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away
all evil with his eyes. 9: Who
can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 10: Divers weights, and divers
measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11: Even a child is known by his
doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12: The hearing ear, and the seeing
eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13: Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14:
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then
he boasteth. 15: There is gold,
and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16: Take his garment that is surety
for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17: Bread of deceit is sweet to a
man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18: Every purpose is established by
counsel: and with good advice make war. 19:
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not
with him that flattereth with his lips. 20:
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure
darkness. 21: An inheritance
may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be
blessed. 22: Say not thou, I
will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 23: Divers weights are an abomination
unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 24: Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand
his own way? 25: It is a snare
to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. 26: A wise king scattereth the
wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27: The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all
the inward parts of the belly. 28:
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 29: The glory of young men is their
strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 30: The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes
the inward parts of the belly.
Today we are reading Proverbs chapter 19 & 20. Have you
ever had the feeling that you are reading something that is momentous but you
just do not have enough time just now to take it all in? Well that what we have
in the book of Proverbs. In chapter 19 Solomon speaks of Personal character and
in particular humility. Again it’s a catalogue of couplets. This was not meant
to be read though as a book but to be encyclopaedia of knowledge for the king’s
sons.
Better
is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
than he that is perverse in his lips, and is
a fool.
Also,
that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good;
and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
The
foolishness of man perverteth his way:
and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Wealth
maketh many friends;
but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.
A
false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Many
will intreat the favour of the prince:
and every man is a friend to him that giveth
gifts.
All
the brethren of the poor do hate him:
how
much more do his friends go far from him?
he
pursueth them with words,
yet they are wanting to him.
He
that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:
he that keepeth understanding shall find
good.
A
false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Delight
is not seemly for a fool;
much less for a servant to have rule over
princes.
The
discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
and it is his glory to pass over a
transgression.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
A
foolish son is the calamity of his father:
and the contentions of a wife are a
continual dropping.
House
and riches are the inheritance of fathers
and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Slothfulness
casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
He
that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
He
that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD;
and that which he hath given will he pay him
again.
Chasten
thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
A
man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him,
yet thou must do it again.
Hear
counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
There
are many devices in a man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that
shall stand.
The
desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar.
The
fear of the LORD tendeth to life:
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied;
he shall not be visited with evil.
A
slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his
mouth again.
Smite
a scorner, and the simple will beware:
and reprove one that hath understanding, and
he will understand knowledge.
He
that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother,
is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth
reproach.
Cease,
my son,
to hear the instruction that causeth to err
from the words of knowledge.
An
ungodly witness scorneth judgment:
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth
iniquity.
Judgments
are prepared for scorners,
and stripes for the back of fools.
The
overall abiding impression is the amazing depth is insight and the feeling that
this applies primarily to a world that has long gone.
Proverbs 20 is a series of proverbs with the overall subject of personal conduct under the law.
Wine
is a mocker, strong drink is raging:
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise.
The
fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against
his own soul.
It
is an honour for a man to cease from strife:
but every fool will be meddling.
The
sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have
nothing.
Counsel
in the heart of man is like deep water;
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Most
men will proclaim every one his own goodness:
but a faithful man who can find?
The
just man walketh in his integrity:
his children are blessed after him.
A
king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Who
can say, I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin?
Divers
weights, and divers measures,
both of them are alike abomination to the
LORD.
Even
a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure,
and whether it be right.
The
hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
the
LORD hath made even both of them.
Love
not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
It
is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
but when he is gone his way, then he
boasteth.
There
is gold, and a multitude of rubies:
but the lips of knowledge are a precious
jewel.
Take
his garment that is surety for a stranger:
and take a pledge of him for a strange
woman.
Bread
of deceit is sweet to a man;
but afterwards his mouth shall be filled
with gravel.
Every
purpose is established by counsel:
and with good advice make war.
He
that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets:
therefore meddle not with him that
flattereth with his lips.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother,
his lamp shall be put out in obscure
darkness.
An
inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;
but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Say
not thou, I will recompense evil;
but wait on the LORD, and he shall save
thee.
Divers
weights are an abomination unto the LORD;
and a false balance is not good.
Man's
goings are of the LORD;
how can a man then understand his own way?
It
is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
and after vows to make inquiry.
A
wise king scattereth the wicked,
and bringeth the wheel over them.
The
spirit of man is the candle of the LORD,
searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Mercy
and truth preserve the king:
and his throne is upholden by mercy.
The
glory of young men is their strength:
and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
The
blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil:
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
The
Mosaic law was a law of corporeal punishment. It was a law that acted on the
body and its punishments were on the outer man.
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