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heart rage

Proverbs 19:1-29 (JDV).

Proverbs 19:1 Better a poor person who walks with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:2 Also a throat’s hunger is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins.
Proverbs 19:3 A person’s own foolishness diverts his road, yet his heart rages against Yahveh.
Proverbs 19:4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:6 Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there.
Proverbs 19:8 The one who acquires good sense loves his throat; one who safeguards understanding finds success.
Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.
Proverbs 19:10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool — how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:11 A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s arguing is a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahveh.
Proverbs 19:15 Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy throat will go hungry.
Proverbs 19:16 The one who keeps commands preserves his throat; one who disregards his roads will die.
Proverbs 19:17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to Yahveh, and he will give a reward to the lender.
Proverbs 19:18 Correct your son while there is hope; don’t allow your throat to cause his death.
Proverbs 19:19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life.
Proverbs 19:21 Many plans are in a person’s heart, but Yahveh’s decree will prevail.
Proverbs 19:22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.
Proverbs 19:23 The fear of Yahveh leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger.
Proverbs 19:24 The idler buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 19:25 Strike a mocker, and the morally naive learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26 The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.
Proverbs 19:27 If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:28 A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools.

heart rage

When bitterness because of personal failures goes to the next level — the result is heart rage. It is not just blaming God for one’s problems, it is active enmity. Since such a person cannot actually harm God, he or she takes it out on anyone who is unfortunate enough to be caught in the path.

Wisdom warns us not to get caught up in foolish actions to begin with. If we stay on the right road, we will not have to face the consequences of being on the wrong road.