Proverbs19

¹ Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

² Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And one who hurries his footsteps errs.

³ The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord.

⁴ Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape.

⁶ Many will seek the favor of a generous person, And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts.

⁷ All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

⁸ One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will perish.

¹⁰ Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

¹¹ A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.

¹² A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹³ A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

¹⁴ House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

¹⁵ Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.

¹⁶ One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But one who is careless of conduct will die.

¹⁷ One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed.

¹⁸ Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.

¹⁹ A person of great anger will suffer the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept discipline, So that you may be wise the rest of your days.

²¹ Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand.

²² What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

²⁴ The lazy one buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

²⁵ Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever, But rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

²⁶ He who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

²⁷ Stop listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked swallows wrongdoing.

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.