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Proverbs 19

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1 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.
2 Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts.
6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives 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].
7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
12 The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favor [is] as dew upon the grass.
12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14 House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21 [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
22 The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
22 What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor 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.
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24 A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25 Smite a scorner and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26 He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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