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14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
15 Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them 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.