Proverbs 19:2-12

2 Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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.[a]
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Cross References 19

  • 1. Proverbs 29:20
  • 2. Psalms 14:1; Proverbs 9:13; Proverbs 24:9; Isaiah 32:6
  • 3. James 1:13-15
  • 4. ver 7; Proverbs 14:20
  • 5. S Exodus 23:1
  • 6. S Psalms 56:7
  • 7. ver 9; S Deuteronomy 19:19; Proverbs 21:28
  • 8. Proverbs 29:26
  • 9. S Proverbs 17:8; S Proverbs 18:16
  • 10. Proverbs 10:15
  • 11. S ver 4; Psalms 38:11
  • 12. S Proverbs 16:20
  • 13. S ver 5; S Deuteronomy 19:19
  • 14. Proverbs 26:1
  • 15. Proverbs 30:21-23; Ecclesiastes 10:5-7
  • 16. S 2 Kings 5:12; Proverbs 16:32
  • 17. Proverbs 20:2
  • 18. S Psalms 133:3
  • 19. S Esther 1:12; S Esther 7:7; Psalms 72:5-6; Proverbs 16:14-15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
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