Proverbs 15:19

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17 ^aBetter is a dinner of¹ herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

18 ^aA wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

19 ^aThe way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.

20 ^aA wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

21 ^aFolly is joy to him who is destitute of¹ discernment,
^bBut a man of understanding walks uprightly.

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Proverbs 15:19

The slothful goes on his journey, and for him the path is thick set with thorns, briars, fences, through which he cannot force his way. For the "righteous" (better, upright), the same path is as the broad raised causeway of the king' s highway. Compare Isaiah 40:3.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 15:19:**

Job 1:10
Psalms 68:4
Matthew 27:27-30

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