Proverbs 19

1 Better to be a poor person who lives innocentlythan to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.2 A person without knowledge is no good.A person in a hurry makes mistakes.3 The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down,and his heart rages against the Lord.4 Wealth adds many friends,but a poor person is separated from his friend.5 A lying witness will not go unpunished.One who tells lies will not escape.6 Many try to win the kindness of a generous person,and everyone is a friend to a person who gives gifts.7 The 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.8 A person who gains sense loves himself.One who guards understanding finds something good.9 A lying witness will not go unpunished.One who tells lies will die.10 Luxury does not fit a fool,much less a slave ruling princes.11 A person with good sense is patient,and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.12 The 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

13 A foolish son ruins his father,and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water.14 Home and wealth are inherited from fathers,but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.15 Laziness throws one into a deep sleep,and an idle person will go hungry.16 Whoever obeys the law preserves his life,but whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death.17 Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,and he will repay him for his good deed.18 Discipline your son while there is still hope.Do not be the one responsible for his death.19 A person who has a hot temper will pay for it.If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.20 Listen to advice and accept disciplineso that you may be wise the rest of your life.21 Many plans are in the human heart,but the advice of the Lord will endure.22 Loyalty is desirable in a person,and it is better to be poor than a liar.23 The fear of the Lord leads to life,and such a person will rest easy without suffering harm.t24 A lazy person puts his fork in his food.He doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.25 Strike a mocker, and a gullible person may learn a lesson.Warn an understanding person, and he will gain more knowledge.

Foolproof Instructions

26 A son who assaults his father and who drives away his motherbrings shame and disgrace.27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,you will stray from the words of knowledge.28 A worthless witness mocks justice,and the mouths of wicked people swallow up trouble.29 Punishments are set for mockersand beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19

1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integritys
than one who is perverse in his speecht and is a fool.s

2 It is dangeroust to have zealt without knowledge,
and the one who acts hastilyt makes poor choices.ts

3 A person’s follyt subvertsts his way,
andt his heart ragess against the Lord.

4 Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is separatedt from his friend.s

5 A false witnesst will not go unpunished,
and the one who spouts outt lies will not escape punishment.ts

6 Many people entreat the favorts of a generous person,t
and everyone is the friends of the person who gives gifts.t

7 All the relativest of a poor person hate him;t
how much more do his friends avoid him –
he pursues themt with words, but they do not respond.t

8 The one who acquires wisdomt loves himself;t
the one who preserves understanding will prosper.t

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and the one who spouts outt lies will perish.s

10 Luxury is not appropriatet for a fool;s
how much less for a servant to rule over princes!s

11 A person’s wisdomt makes him slow to anger,t
and it is his glorys to overlooktss an offense.

12 A king’s wrath is likes the roar of a lion,t
but his favor is like dew on the grass.s

13 A foolish childt is the ruin of his father,
and a contentious wifet is liket a constant dripping.s

14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents,t
but a prudent wifes is from the Lord.

15 Laziness brings ont a deep sleep,t
and the idle persont will go hungry.s

16 The one who obeys commandments guardst his life;
the one who despises his wayss will die.s

17 The one who is graciouss to the poor lendst to the Lord,
and the Lordt will repay hims for his good deed.t

18 Discipline your child, fort there is hope,
but do not set your heartt on causing his death.t

19 A person with great anger bears the penalty,s
but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.t

20 Listen to advices and receive discipline,
thatt you may become wiset by the end of your life.t

21 There are many planss in a person’s mind,t
but itt is the counselts of the Lord which will stand.

22 What is desirablet for a person is to show loyal love,t
and a poor person is better than a liar.s

23 Fearing the Lordt leadst to life,t
and one who does so will livet satisfied; he will not be afflictedt by calamity.

24 The sluggard plungest his hand in the dish,
and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!s

25 Flogt a scorner, and as a result the simpletons will learn prudence;s
correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.ts

26 The one who robst his fathers and chases away his mother
is a sont who brings shame and disgrace.

27 If you stop listening tot instruction, my child,
you will strayt from the words of knowledge.

28 A crooked witnessts scorns justice,
and the mouth of the wicked devourst iniquity.

29 Judgmentss are prepared for scorners,
and floggings for the backs of fools.