Proverbs 19
19
1Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the Lord.
4Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
5A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.
6Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
7The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will be destroyed.
10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
11Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish child#19:13 Hebrew son; also in 19:27. is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
15Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
16Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
17If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—
and he will repay you!
18Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
20Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
21You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
22Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
23Fear of the Lord leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.
24Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
27If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
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Proverbs 19
19
1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
3The foolishness of man subverts his way;
his heart rages against Yahweh.
4Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
5A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who pours out lies shall not go free.
6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7All the relatives of the poor shun him;
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who utters lies shall perish.
10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
18Discipline your son, for there is hope;
don’t be a willing party to his death.
19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,
for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
20Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter end.
21There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
23The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment;
he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26He who robs his father and drives away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28A corrupt witness mocks justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
29Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
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