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
1 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech#Literally “in his lips” and is a fool.
2Also, a life#Or “soul,” or “inner self” without knowledge is not good,
and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.#Or “sins”
3As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
and against Yahweh his heart#Or “mind” will rage.
4Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor will be left by his friends.
5A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will not escape.
6Many will seek favor before the generous,
and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.#Hebrew “gift”
7All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
how much more will his friends keep away from him.
He pursues them with words, and they are gone.#Or “when he pursues words and not them”
8He who acquires wisdom loves himself;#Or “soul,” or “inner self”
he who guards understanding loves to find good.
9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will perish.
10For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
11The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,#Literally “nostril”
and his glory overlooks offense.
12The rage of a king growls like a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman#Or “wife” is a continuous dripping.
14A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
but from Yahweh comes a woman#Or “wife” who is prudent.
15Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
and a person#Or “soul,” or “life” of idleness will suffer hunger.
16He who guards commandments guards his life;#Or “soul,” or “inner self”
he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
17He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
and his benefits he will repay to him.
18Discipline your child, for there is hope,
but on his destruction do not set your desire.#Or “soul,” or “inner self”
19A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
20Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.#Literally “after things”
21Many plans are in the heart#Or “mind” of a man,
but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
22The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.#Literally “man of lying”
23Fear of Yahweh leads to life;
he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
24A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
25The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
26He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
27Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray#Literally “in order to stray” from sayings of knowledge.
28A worthless witness will mock justice,
and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
29Judgments#Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations” are prepared for the scoffers,
and flogging for the back of fools.
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