Proverbs 19
19
1Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
3A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
4Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
5A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
6Many curry favor with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
7The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found.#19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
8The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11A person’s wisdom yields patience;
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
16Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
18Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
19A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20Listen to advice and accept discipline,
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
22What a person desires is unfailing love#19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame;
better to be poor than a liar.
23The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27Stop listening to instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 19
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1 Better is the poor who walks in his simplicity, than the rich who twists his lips and is unwise.
2 Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good. And whoever hurries with his feet will stumble.
3 The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.
4 Riches adds many friends. But from the pauper, even those whom he had become separated.
5 A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will not escape.
6 Many honor the character of one who is powerful, and there are friends for a giver of gifts.
7 The brothers of the poor man hate him. Moreover, even his friends have withdrawn far from him. Whoever pursues only words shall have nothing.
8 But whoever possesses reason loves his own soul. And one who guards prudence shall discover good things.
9 A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
10 Fine things are not fitting for the foolish, nor is it fitting for a servant to rule over princes.
11 The doctrine of a man is known through patience. And his glory is to pass beyond iniquities.
12 Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking.
14 A house and its riches are given by parents. But a prudent wife is particularly from the Lord.
15 Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
16 Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.
17 Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.
18 Teach your son; do not despair. But do not set your soul toward putting him to death.
19 Whoever is impatient will sustain damage. And when it has been taken away, he will set up another.
20 Listen to counsel and take up discipline, so that you may be wise in your latter days.
21 There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
22 An indigent man is merciful. And a pauper is better than a deceitful man.
23 The fear of the Lord is unto life. And he shall linger in plentitude, without being visited by disaster.
24 The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
25 When the pestilent are scourged, the foolish will become wiser. But if you chastise the wise, he will understand discipline.
26 Whoever afflicts his father and flees from his mother is disreputable and unhappy.
27 Son, do not cease listening to doctrine, and do not be ignorant of the sermons of knowledge.
28 An unjust witness ridicules judgment. And the mouth of the impious devours iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for those who ridicule. And striking hammers are prepared for the bodies of the foolish.
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