Proverbs 19
19
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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Mishle 19
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1Better is the poor that walketh in his tohm (integrity, guilelessness), than he that is perverse in his sfatayim (lips), and is a kesil (fool).
2Also, that the nefesh (desire) be without da'as, it is not tov, and he that hasteth with his raglayim (feet) sinneth.
3The folly of adam maketh his derech crooked, yet his lev rages against Hashem.
4Wealth maketh many friends, but the dal (poor) is separated from his re'a (neighbor).
5An ed shekarim (false witness) shall not go unpunished, and he that speaketh kezavim (lies) shall not escape.
6Rabbim (many) will entreat the favor of the ruler, and every ish is the re'a (friend) to him that giveth mattan (gifts).
7All the kin of the rahsh (pauper) do hate him; how much more does his friend avoid him? He pursueth them with words, yet they are not there.
8He that getteth lev#19:8 of understanding loveth his own nefesh; he that is shomer over tevunah (understanding) shall find tov.
9An ed shekarim (false witness) shall not go unpunished, and he that speaketh kezavim (lies) shall perish.
10Luxury is not fitting for a kesil (fool); much less for an eved to have rule over sarim.
11The seichel adam deferreth his anger, and it is his tiferet (glory) to pass over a peysha (transgression).
12The wrath of a melech is like the roaring of a lion, but his ratzon (favor) is as tal (dew) upon the esev (grass).
13A ben kesil is the calamity of aviv (his father), and the contentions of an isha are a constant dripping.#19:13 i.e., an irritant
14Bais and hon (wealth) are the nachalah avot, and a prudent isha (wife) is from Hashem.
15Atzlah (slothfulness, laziness) casteth into a tardemah (deep sleep), and a nefesh remiyyah (a deceitfully lazy soul) shall suffer hunger.
16He that is shomer over the mitzvah is shomer over his own nefesh, but he that is reckless in his drakhim shall die.
17He that hath compassion on the dal (poor) lendeth unto Hashem; and for his benefits He will repay him.
18Chasten binecha (thy son) while there is yet tikvah, and give not in to thy nefesh (desire) to kill him.
19One of gadol chemah (great temper) shall bear onesh (punishment), for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20Hear etzah, and accept musar, that thou mayest be wise in thy acharit (latter end, future).
21There are many plans in a lev ish; nevertheless it is the etzah of Hashem that shall stand.
22The ta'avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed, and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar).
23The Yirat Hashem tendeth to chayyim, and he that hath it shall rest secure; he shall not be visited by rah.
24An atzel (sluggard, lazy one) thrusteth his yad into his dish, and will not so much as bring it back to his peh (mouth) again.
25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn what is prudent, and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand da'as.
26He that mistreateth his av, and driveth out his em, is a ben that causeth shame, and bringeth cherpah.
27Cease, beni (my son), to hear musar and thou shalt go astray from the words of da'as.
28An ed beliya'al (corrupt witness) scorneth mishpat (justice), and the peh (mouth) of the resha'im devoureth iniquity.
29Shefatim (penalties, judgments) are prepared for scoffers, and for kesilim, beatings for the back.
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