Proverbs 19
19
1Better to be a poor person who lives innocently
than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.
2A person without knowledge is no good.
A person in a hurry makes mistakes.
3The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down,
and his heart rages against the Lord.
4Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
5A lying witness will not go unpunished.
One who tells lies will not escape.
6Many try to win the kindness of a generous person,
and everyone is a friend to a person who gives gifts.
7The entire family of a poor person hates him.
How much more do his friends keep their distance from him!
When he chases them with words, they are gone.
8A person who gains sense loves himself.
One who guards understanding finds something good.
9A lying witness will not go unpunished.
One who tells lies will die.
10Luxury does not fit a fool,
much less a slave ruling princes.
11A person with good sense is patient,
and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.
12The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin to Others
13A foolish son ruins his father,
and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water.
14Home and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.
15Laziness throws one into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will go hungry.
16Whoever obeys the law preserves his life,
⌞but⌟ whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death.
17Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his good deed.
18Discipline your son while there is still hope.
Do not be the one responsible for his death.
19A person who has a hot temper will pay for it.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.
20Listen to advice and accept discipline
so that you may be wise the rest of your life.
21Many plans are in the human heart,
but the advice of the Lord will endure.
22Loyalty is desirable in a person,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.
23The fear of the Lord leads to life,
and such a person will rest easy without suffering harm.
24A lazy person puts his fork in his food.
He doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.
25Strike a mocker, and a gullible person may learn a lesson.
Warn an understanding person, and he will gain more knowledge.
Foolproof Instructions
26A son who assaults his father ⌞and⌟ who drives away his mother
brings shame and disgrace.
27If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28A worthless witness mocks justice,
and the mouths of wicked people swallow up trouble.
29Punishments are set for mockers
and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 19
19
1Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
3The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
4Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
6Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth. 7All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, — they are not to be found.
8He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
17He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
22The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar.
23The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
26He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
28A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.