Proverbs 16:1-11
God’s Sovereignty in Shaping the World
Proverbs 16:5-11
Making Enemies to Be at Peace
Proverbs 16:12-17
Better to Have Wisdom Than Gold
Proverbs 16:18-22
Pride Goes Before Destruction
Proverbs 16:23-26
The Way That Seems Right to Man
Proverbs 16:27-33
A Whisperer Separates Friends
Proverbs 17:1-4
The Lord Tests the Hearts
Proverbs 17:5-9
Children Need to Revere Their Parents
Proverbs 17:10-14
Evil Men Seek Rebellion
Proverbs 17:15-19
A Friend Loves at All Times
Proverbs 17:20-28
A Merry Heart Is Like Medicine
Proverbs 18:1-5
With Dishonor Comes Reproach
Proverbs 18:6-12
A Fool’s Mouth Brings Destruction
Proverbs 18:13-24
A Friend that sticks closer than a Brother
Proverbs 19:1-9
Wealth Makes Many Friends
Proverbs 19:10-19
Chasten Your Son While There is Hope
Proverbs 19:20-29
Judgments Are Prepared For Scoffers
Proverbs 20:1-5
Wine is a Mocker
Proverbs 20:6-10
Who Can Find a Faithful Man?
Proverbs 20:11-20
A Child Is Known By His Deeds
Proverbs 20:21-30
Blows That Hurt Cleanse Away Evil
Proverbs 21:1-10
A Contentious Wife Makes Life Miserable
Proverbs 21:11-21
A Wise Person Stores Food Like an Ant
Proverbs 21:22-31
Wisdom Gives Strength And Security
Proverbs 22:1-11
Train a Child Right and He Will Not Depart From It
Wealth Makes Many Friends
Proverbs 19:1–9
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It is far better to be poor and walk before the Lord in righteousness than to be wealthy and dishonest (v. 1). Integrity is far more valuable than wealth, but many people don’t act as if they believe it.
To act without knowledge may lead to hasty blunders (v. 2). A fool brings problems on himself (v. 3). Most wealthy persons have many friends while poverty often results in loss of friends (v. 4). Many will stay around the rich hoping to get some of his wealth while they think it is embarrassing to be associated with poor people.
Dishonest witnesses and liars won’t escape punishment (v. 5). The rich have money to buy friends and often use this to even pervert justice (v. 6). How different this is than our Lord who appeared on earth as one of the poor and was charged with receiving sinners and eating with them. If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there (v. 7).
He who gains wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good (v. 8). This does not condone the self-centered person who loves and protects his or her own self-centered interests. Instead, it encourages those who really care about themselves to seek wisdom. Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed (v. 9).
Application
I never want my actions to show that I have sacrificed my integrity to increase my wealth. Integrity is more important than money ever can be.
Proverbs 19:1-9 (English Standard Version)
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