Proverbs 19
19
1Better the poor whose way of life 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 favour 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 offence.
12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favour 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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Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 19
19
1Better is the poor walking in his integrity Than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.
2Also, desire without knowledge is not good; And he who hurries with his feet sins.
3The foolishness of a man perverts his way, And his heart is wroth against יהוה.
4Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
5A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breaths out lies does not escape.
6Many entreat the favour of the noble. And all are friends to him who gives gifts.
7All the brothers of the poor shall hate him; How much more shall his friends go far from him! He pursues promises – they are gone!
8He who gets heart loves his own life; He who guards understanding finds good.
9A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies perishes.
10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11A man’s discretion makes him patient, And his adorning is to pass over a transgression.
12The sovereign’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his delight is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14Houses and riches are the inheritance from fathers, But an understanding wife is from יהוה.
15Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.
16He who guards the command guards his life, He who despises His ways dies.
17He who shows favour to the poor lends to יהוה, And He repays his deed.
18Discipline your son because there is expectation, And do not set your being on his destruction.
19One of great wrath bears punishment; For if you rescue him, You only have to do it again.
20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, So that you are wise in your latter end.
21Many are the plans in a man’s heart, But it is the counsel of יהוה that stands.
22What is desirable in a man is his loving-commitment, And a poor man is better than a liar.
23The fear of יהוה leads to life, And he remains satisfied, He is not visited by evil.
24A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.
25Strike a scoffer, and the simple is made wise; And reprove one who has understanding, And he discerns knowledge.
26He who plunders a father, Chases away his mother, Is a son causing shame and bringing reproach.
27Cease, my son, to hear discipline, And you shall stray from the words of knowledge.
28A witness of Beliya‛al scorns right-ruling, And the mouth of the wrong ones Devours wickedness.
29Judgments are in store for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
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