Proverbs 19
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1#Pr 28:6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2#Pr 21:5; 29:20 Also, it is not good for the soul to be without knowledge,
and he who hastens with his feet sins.
3#Ps 37:7 The foolishness of man perverts his way,
and his heart frets against the Lord.
4#Pr 14:20 Wealth makes many friends,
but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
5#Pr 21:28; Ex 23:1 A false witness will not be unpunished,
and he who speaks lies will not escape.
6#Pr 17:8; 18:16 Many will entreat the favor of the prince,
and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7#Ps 38:11; Pr 19:4 All the brothers of the poor hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words,
yet they abandon him.
8#Pr 16:20 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will find good.
9#Pr 19:5 A false witness will not be unpunished,
and he who speaks lies will perish.
10#Pr 26:1; 30:21–22 Delight is not seemly for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11#Pr 16:32; 14:29; 15:18 The discretion of a man defers his anger,
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12#Pr 16:14–15; Hos 14:5 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
13#Pr 21:9; 10:1 A foolish son is the calamity of his father,
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.
14#Pr 18:22; 2Co 12:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers,
and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15#Pr 20:13; 23:21 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
16#Lk 10:28; Pr 13:13 He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul,
but he who is careless in his ways will die.
17#Pr 28:27; 2Co 9:6–8; Ecc 11:1 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
and He will repay what he has given.
18#Pr 13:24; 29:15; 22:15 Chasten your son while there is hope,
and let not your soul spare for his crying.
19A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.
20#Ps 37:37 Hear counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter days.
21#Ps 33:10–11; Pr 16:9 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord will stand.
22The desire of a man is his kindness,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23#Pr 12:21; 1Ti 4:8 The fear of the Lord tends to life,
and he who has it will abide satisfied; he will not be visited with evil.
24#Pr 15:19 A slothful man hides his hand in his bowl,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25#Pr 21:11; Dt 13:11 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware;
and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26#Pr 10:5; 17:2 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
that causes to err from the words of knowledge.
28#Job 15:16; 34:7 An ungodly witness scorns judgment,
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
29#Pr 26:3; 10:13 Judgments are prepared for scorners,
and beatings for the back of fools.
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Proverbs 19
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1Better a poor man who lives with integrity # Ps 26:11; 37:16; Pr 10:9; 14:2; 20:7; 28:6
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2Even zeal is not good without knowledge, # Rm 10:2
and the one who acts hastily # Lit who is hasty with feet sins. # Pr 21:5; 28:20; 29:20
3A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord. # Is 8:21
4Wealth attracts many friends, # Pr 14:20; 19:6
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5A false witness will not go unpunished, # Dt 19:16-19; Pr 19:9; 21:28
and one who utters lies will not escape. # Pr 6:19
6Many seek a ruler’s favor, # Pr 29:26
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. # Pr 14:20; 17:8; 19:4
7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; # Ps 38:11
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words, # Pr 18:23
but they are not there. # Hb uncertain
8The one who acquires good sense # Lit acquires a heart loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success. # Pr 16:20
9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes. # Pr 19:5; 21:28
10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool # Pr 17:7; 26:1 —
how much less for a slave to rule over princes! # Pr 30:22; Ec 10:6-7
11A person’s insight gives him patience, # Pr 14:29
and his virtue is to overlook an offense. # Pr 11:13; 17:9
12A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, # Pr 16:14
but his favor is like dew on the grass. # Ps 133:3; Pr 20:2; 28:15; Hs 14:5; Mc 5:7
13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, # Pr 10:1; 17:25; 28:7
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping. # Pr 21:9,19; 27:15
14A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, # 2Co 12:14
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.
15Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry. # Pr 6:9-11; 10:4; 13:4; 21:25
16The one who keeps commands preserves himself; # Lk 10:28
one who disregards # Or despises, or treats lightly his ways will die. # Pr 3:1-2; 4:4; 13:13
17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, # Dt 15:7-10; Pr 14:31; 28:27; Ec 11:1-2; Mt 10:42; 25:40; 2Co 9:6-8; Heb 6:10
and He will give a reward to the lender. # Lit to him # Lk 6:38
18Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t be intent on killing him. # Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death # Pr 13:24; 23:13-14; 29:17
19A person with great anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again. # Pr 22:24-25; 29:22
20Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life. # Lit in your end # Pr 12:1; 15:5,31-32
21Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail. # Ps 33:10-11; Pr 16:1,9,33; 21:31; Is 14:26-27
22What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar. # Pr 19:1; 28:6
23The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night # Lit will spend the night satisfied without danger. # Pr 14:26-27
24The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth. # Pr 12:27; 20:4; 26:14-15
25Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; # Pr 21:11
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge. # Pr 9:8
26The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. # Jb 15:16; 34:7
29Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools. # Pr 10:13; 18:6; 26:3
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