Proverbs 19
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Chapter 19
1It is better to be poor and honest,
than to be a fool who speaks lies.
2If you want to do something but you do not know how to do it,
that is dangerous!
If you hurry to do it, you will get into trouble.
3Some people do silly things and so they destroy themselves.
Then they get angry with the Lord.
4Rich people can easily find new friends.
But poor people will easily lose their friends.
5If you tell lies in court, the judge will certainly punish you.
You will not go free!
6Many people want an important person to like them.
Everyone wants to be the friend of someone who gives lots of gifts.
7If someone is poor, all his family hate him.
His friends stay away from him.
Even if he goes to ask them for help,
he cannot find them anywhere.
8If you learn to be wise,
it shows that you love yourself.
If you understand what is right,
you will do well.
9If you tell lies in court, the judge will certainly punish you.
That will be the end of you!
10Fools should not live like rich people.
Even worse, slaves should never have authority over rulers.
11If someone is wise, he controls his anger.
When anyone hurts him, he is careful to forget it.
12When the king is angry, he makes people afraid,
like a lion that roars.
But when he is pleased with you,
that is like dew on fresh grass.
13A foolish child will destroy his father.
A woman who quarrels with her husband is like rain that never stops.
14Your parents may give you riches and a house to live in.
But only the Lord can give you a wise wife.
15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep.
If he does no work, he will always be hungry.
16If you obey God's commands, you will keep your life safe.
If you do not respect his teaching, you will die.
17If you are kind to poor people, you are lending money to the Lord.
He will pay back the debt to you.
18When your children do wrong things,
warn them while you still have the chance.
If you do not punish them,
you are helping them to go to an early death.
19Anyone who cannot control his anger is always getting into trouble.
If you try to help him once, you will have to do it every time.
20Accept advice and good teaching.
Then you will become wise one day.
21You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do.
But it is the Lord's plans that are important.
22We all want other people to show faithful love.
It is better to be poor than to deceive other people.
23If you respect and obey the Lord,
you will enjoy life.
You will have peace in your mind
and no trouble will destroy you.
24A lazy person pushes his hand into his bowl of food.
But then he is too lazy to lift his hand up to his mouth.
25If you beat a proud fool,
a silly person may learn to be careful.
If you warn a wise person,
he himself will learn a lesson.
26Anyone who robs his father or chases away his mother
is a bad son who brings shame to his family.
27My child, never stop learning about what is right.
If you stop learning, you will soon forget what you already know.
28If someone tells lies in court, he is laughing at justice.
Evil things are food that wicked people love to eat.
29People who laugh at what is right will receive their punishment.
Fools will be beaten, as they deserve.
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