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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Proverbs 19
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1It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.
2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble.
3Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.
4Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
5If you tell lies in court, you will be punished — there will be no escape.
6Everyone tries to gain the favour of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favours.
7Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.#19.7 Probable text No matter… any; Hebrew unclear.
8Do yourself a favour and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.
9No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.
10Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen.
11If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.
12The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favour is like welcome rain.
13Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip.
14A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the LORD can give him a sensible wife.
15Be lazy if you want to; sleep on, but you will go hungry.
16Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.
17When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.
18Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them to destroy themselves.#19.18 If you… themselves; or But don't beat them so hard that you kill them.
19If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.#19.19 get him out… again; or try to get him out of trouble, you only make things worse.
20If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.
21People may plan all kinds of things, but the LORD's will is going to be done.
22It is a disgrace to be greedy;#19.22 It… greedy; or Loyalty is what is desired in a person. poor people are better off than liars.
23Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.
24Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
25Arrogance should be punished, so that people who don't know any better can learn a lesson. If you are wise, you will learn when you are corrected.
26Only a shameful, disgraceful person would ill-treat his father or turn his mother away from his home.
27Son, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know.
28There is no justice where a witness is determined to hurt someone. Wicked people love the taste of evil.
29A conceited fool is sure to get a beating.
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Good News Bible with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.