17 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a fattened ox served with hatred .
18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife , But the slow to anger calms a dispute .
19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns , But the path of the upright is a highway .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 15:17-19
Commentary on Proverbs 15:16-17
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Believers often have enough when worldly eyes see little; the Lord is with them, without the cares, troubles, and temptations which are with the wealth of the wicked.
Commentary on Proverbs 15:18
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He that is slow to anger, not only prevents strife, but appeases it, if kindled.
Commentary on Proverbs 15:19
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Those who have no heart to their work, pretend that they cannot do their work without hardship and danger. And thus many live always in doubt about their state, because always in neglect of some duty.