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Proverbs 19
1.Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.
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2.Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
3.The folly of a man supplanteth his steps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
4.Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
5.A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.
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6.Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
7.The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
8.But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence, shall find good things.
9.A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
10.Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
11.The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
12.As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
13.A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
14.House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.
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- Tanquerey, Volume I. On Penance, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Chapter II: On Marriage as Sacrament, n. 879
- Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis, Volume III, Part II. On The Sacraments In General And In Particular, Treatise X. On Matrimony, Chapter VI. On Preparation For Matrimony, That Is, On Betrothals, The Examination Of The Parties, And The Banns, n. 705
- Palmieri, On Christian Marriage, Appendix: Conspectus of the Decrees and Ecclesiastical Canons in the Matter of Marriage from the First Centuries of the Church Down to the Year 1215, From the Letter of Leo, to Nicetas, Bishop of Aquileia, A.D. 458, ¶ 1090
- Spirago, PART III. The Means of Grace, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 7. MATRIMONY, The Celebration of Matrimony, ¶ 3
15.Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16.He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
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- Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis, Volume II. On the Moral Virtues (1935), Special Moral Theology: On Moral Virtues, Treatise: On the Cardinal Virtue of Prudence and on the Annexed Virtues, First Part: On Prudence Itself, Question Three: On Sins Opposed to Prudence, Article I: On Imprudence, n. 39
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 54: Negligence, art. 3
17.He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
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- Koch–Preuss, Volume V: Man's Duties to His Fellowmen, Part I: Man’s Duties to his Fellowmen Individually, Chapter IV: Duties with Regard to the Material Possessions of Others, Section 6: The Duty of Giving Alms, ¶ 29
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question II: Concerning Avarice, ¶ 5147
18.Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
19.He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away, he shall add another thing.
20.Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
21.There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
22.A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
23.The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.
24.The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
25.The wicked man being scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man, he will understand discipline.
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26.He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
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- Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues, Treatise II. On the Cultivation of the Moral Virtues, Dissertation I. On the Precepts of the Decalogue, Part IV. On the Fourth Precept of the Decalogue, Section I. On the Duties of Children Toward Parents, n. 709
- Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the Fourth Precept of the Decalogue, II. On the Obligations of Children Toward Parents, n. 26
- Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884), Volume I, Treatise On the Precepts of the Decalogue, On the Fourth Precept of the Decalogue, Chapter I. On the Obligations of Children toward Parents, n. 364
- Koch–Preuss, Volume V: Man's Duties to His Fellowmen, Part II: Man’s Duties to his Fellow-Men as a Whole, or to Society, Chapter II: The Christian Family, Section 4: The Duties of Children to Their Parents, ¶ 7
- The Roman Catechism, Part III. The Commandments, The Fourth Commandment, ¶ 44
27.Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
28.An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29.Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
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