Passage Research
Proverbs 19 — Sermon Preparation
Proverbs on the superiority of honest poverty over crooked wealth, the prudent wife as God's gift, and the dangers of false witness and unchecked anger. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 19, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 19 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כְּסִיל | kᵉçîyl | H3684 | 4 | fat, stupid |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 5 | breathing creature, animal |
| רוּשׁ | rûwsh | H7326 | 3 | be destitute |
| לוּץ | lûwts | H3887 | 3 | make mouths at, scoff |
| כָּזָב | kâzâb | H3577 | 3 | falsehood |
| עֵד | ʻêd | H5707 | 3 | witness, testimony |
| טוֹב | ṭôwb | H2896 | 4 | good |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“If we keep God's word, God's word will keep us from every thing really hurtful. We abuse the doctrine of free grace, if we think that it does away the necessity and advantage of obedience. Those that live at random must die. This truth is clearly taught in words enough to alarm the stoutest sinner.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 19:16–28 (Public Domain)
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