Proverbs 19
1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
3 One’s own folly leads to ruin,
yet the heart rages against the Lord.
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friends of the poor desert them.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
6 Many curry favor with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!
Though they pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found.
8 Those who get wisdom love their own lives;
those who cherish understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
16 Those who obey instructions preserve their lives,
but those who are contemptuous of their ways will die.
17 Those who are kind to the poor lend to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
19 The hot-tempered must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21 Many are the plans in a human heart,
but it is the Lord ’s purpose that prevails.
22 What a person desires is unfailing love ;
better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24 Sluggards bury their hands in the dish
and will not even bring them back to their mouths!
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my child,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and 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.