Pr 19:7
19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do
     his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them {a} with]
     words, [yet] they [are] lacking [to him].

     (a) To have comfort from them.

Pr 19:8
19:8 He that getteth wisdom {b} loveth his own soul: he that
     keepeth understanding shall find good.

     (b) He that is upright in judgment finds favour from God.

Pr 19:10
19:10 {c} Delight is not proper for a fool; much less for a
      servant to have rule over princes.

      (c) The free use of things are not to be permitted to him
          who cannot use them correctly.

Pr 19:11
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is]
      his glory {d} to pass over a transgression.

      (d) That is, to cover it by charity, and to do in it as
          may most serve to God's glory.

Pr 19:13
19:13 A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the
      contentions of a wife [are] a continual {e} dropping.

      (e) As rain that drops and rots the house.

Pr 19:19
19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou
      {f} deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.

      (f) Though for a time he gives place to counsel, yet soon
          after will he give place to his raging affections.

Pr 19:21
19:21 [There are] many devices in a {g} man's heart;
      nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

      (g) Man's device will not have success, unless God governs
          it, whose purpose is unchangeable.

Pr 19:22
19:22 The desire of a man [is] his {h} kindness: and a poor man
      [is] better than a liar.

      (h) That is, that he be honest: for the poor man who is
          honest is to be esteemed above the rich who is not
          virtuous.

Pr 19:25
19:25 Smite a scorner, and the {i} simple will beware: and
      reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will
      understand knowledge.

      (i) That is, the simple and ignorant men learn when they
          see the wicked punished.

Pr 19:28
19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the
      wicked {k} devoureth iniquity.

      (k) Takes a pleasure and delight in it, as gluttons and
          drunkards in delicate meats and drinks.

This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College. Last updated on May 27, 1999. Contacting the CCEL.