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Proverbs 19

New Revised Standard NRS

1 Better the poor walking in integrity than one perverse of speech who is a fool.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good, and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.

3 One's own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth brings many friends, but the poor are left friendless.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will not escape.

6 Many seek the favor of the generous, and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.

7 If the poor are hated even by their kin, how much more are they shunned by their friends! When they call after them, they are not there.

8 To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11 Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king's anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A stupid child is ruin to a father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

14 House and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.

18 Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.

19 A violent tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.

21 The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.

24 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to the mouth.

25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.

26 Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother are children who cause shame and bring reproach.

27 Cease straying, my child, from the words of knowledge, in order that you may hear instruction.

28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust.

2 Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste.

3 People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

4 Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.

5 Perjury won't go unpunished. Would you let a liar go free?

6 Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone's a friend to the philanthropist.

7 When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you - yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way - out of sight, out of mind.

8 Grow a wise heart - you'll do yourself a favor; keep a clear head - you'll find a good life.

9 The person who tells lies gets caught; the person who spreads rumors is ruined.

10 Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss.

11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.

12 Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.

13 A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.

14 House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.

15 Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

16 Keep the rules and keep your life; careless living kills.

17 Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.

18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance; indulging them destroys them.

19 Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.

20 Take good counsel and accept correction - that's the way to live wisely and well.

21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God's purpose prevails.

22 It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.

23 Fear-of-God is life itself, a full life, and serene - no nasty surprises.

24 Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.

25 Punish the insolent - make an example of them. Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson.

26 Kids who lash out against their parents are an embarrassment and disgrace.

27 If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you'll soon be out of your depth.

28 An unprincipled witness desecrates justice; the mouths of the wicked spew malice.

29 The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way; only a slap in the face brings fools to attention.