Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in
his lips and is a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with
his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against
Jehovah.
4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not
escape.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to
him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far
from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding
shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall
perish.
10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have
rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass
over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon
the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife
are a continual dropping.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from
Jehovah.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer
hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless
of his ways shall die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will
he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his
destruction.
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou
must do it yet again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter
end.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that
shall stand.
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is
better than a liar.
23 The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide
satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it
to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that
hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
26 He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son
that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked
swalloweth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.