Proverbs Chapter 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, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. | 3 | The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. | 4 | Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. | 5 | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. | 6 | Many will intreat the favour of the prince: 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, yet they are wanting to him. | 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 speaketh lies shall perish. | 10 | Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. | 11 | The discretion of a man deferreth his 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 favour 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 the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD. | 15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. | 16 | He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. | 17 | He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. | 18 | Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. | 19 | A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it 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; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. | 22 | The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. | 23 | The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. | 24 | A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. | 25 | Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. | 26 | He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. | 27 | Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. | 28 | An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. | 29 | Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. |