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Proverbs 19:10 (NIV)
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:12 (NIV)
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:13 (NIV)
A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
Proverbs 19:14 (NIV)
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord .
Proverbs 19:15 (NIV)
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
Proverbs 19:16 (NIV)
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
Proverbs 19:17 (NIV)
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will reward them for what they have done.
Proverbs 19:18 (NIV)
Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
Proverbs 19:19 (NIV)
A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord ’s purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:22 (NIV)
What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
Proverbs 19:23 (NIV)
The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Proverbs 19:24 (NIV)
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 19:25 (NIV)
Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26 (NIV)
Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 19:27 (NIV)
Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:28 (NIV)
A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
Proverbs 19:29 (NIV)
Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 20:1 (NIV)
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:2 (NIV)
A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.
Proverbs 20:4 (NIV)
Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
Proverbs 20:5 (NIV)
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:6 (NIV)
Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?