Proverbs 19

Chapter 19

1 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.4 Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.6 Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!7 The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.8 To acquire wisdom is to love oneself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will be destroyed.10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!11 Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.13 A foolish childt is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.15 Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD—
and he will repay you!18 Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.20 Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.21 You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.23 Fear of the LORD leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.24 Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.28 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.29 Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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.