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14 House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
15 Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
(Read Proverbs 19:14)
A discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches.
(Read Proverbs 19:15)
A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:14-15
Commentary on Proverbs 19:14
(Read Proverbs 19:14)
A discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches.
Commentary on Proverbs 19:15
(Read Proverbs 19:15)
A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come.