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Proverbs 19:2–7

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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.
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From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 21:5Rank 1 from verse 2
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  2. Proverbs 29:20Rank 2 from verse 2
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    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

  3. Philippians 1:9Rank 3 from verse 2
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    9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

  4. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 4 from verse 2
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  5. Isaiah 28:16Rank 5 from verse 2
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    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

From verse 3

  1. Revelation 16:9–11Rank 1 from verse 3
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    9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

    10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

    11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

  2. Psalms 37:7Rank 2 from verse 3
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  3. Proverbs 11:3Rank 3 from verse 3
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    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  4. 1 Samuel 22:13–23Rank 4 from verse 3
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    13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

    14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

    15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

    16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

    17¶ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

    18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

    19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

    20¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

    21And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.

    22And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house.

    23Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

  5. 2 Chronicles 16:9–10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

    10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 14:20Rank 1 from verse 4
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    20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

  2. Proverbs 19:6–7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

    7All 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.

  3. Job 19:13–17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

    14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

    15They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

    16I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.

    17My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.

  4. Luke 15:13–15Rank 4 from verse 4
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    13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

  5. Job 6:15–23Rank 5 from verse 4
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    15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

    16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

    17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

    18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

    19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

    20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

    21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

    22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

    23Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 21:28Rank 1 from verse 5
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    28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

  2. Exodus 23:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1THOU shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

  3. Proverbs 6:19Rank 3 from verse 5
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    19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

  4. Proverbs 19:9Rank 4 from verse 5
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    9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

  5. Daniel 6:24Rank 5 from verse 5
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    24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 18:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

  2. Proverbs 29:26Rank 2 from verse 6
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    26Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

  3. Proverbs 17:8Rank 3 from verse 6
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    8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

  4. Genesis 42:6Rank 4 from verse 6
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    6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

  5. Romans 6:23Rank 5 from verse 6
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    23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

From verse 7

  1. Psalms 88:8Rank 1 from verse 7
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    8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

  2. 1 John 3:17–18Rank 2 from verse 7
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    17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

    18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  3. James 2:15–16Rank 3 from verse 7
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    15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

    16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

  4. Proverbs 18:23Rank 4 from verse 7
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    23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

  5. Proverbs 19:4Rank 5 from verse 7
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    4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

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Proverbs 19:2

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hasteth

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Third-person singular present form of haste (to hurry, act quickly, or make speed).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:3

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:4

COMBINED MEANING

wealth

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1. Riches, possessions, or material resources. 2. Prosperity, welfare, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:5

COMBINED MEANING

false

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Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lies

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Sense 1: False statements or deceptions. Sense 2: As a verb, reclines, remains, is situated, or speaks falsely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

escape

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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:6

COMBINED MEANING

favour

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Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

prince

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A chief, head, ruler, governor, commander, noble, or person of leading authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gifts

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Sense 1: Things given or bestowed; presents. Sense 2: Endowments or abilities. Sense 3: Bribes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:7

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

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3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

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4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

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5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

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7All 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.

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8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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