Proverbs 19

¹Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

²Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

³The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

⁴Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

⁶Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷All 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.

⁸He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

¹⁰Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¹²The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

¹⁸Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²¹There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

²²The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

²³The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

²⁴A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

²⁶He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

²⁷Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

²⁸An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

²⁹Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 19

¹Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.

²Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.

³The folly of a man supplanteth his steps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.

⁴Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.

⁶Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.

⁷The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.

⁸But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence, shall find good things.

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

¹⁰Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs.

¹²As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.

¹³A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

¹⁴House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.

¹⁷He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

¹⁸Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.

¹⁹He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away, he shall add another thing.

²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

²¹There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

²²A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

²³The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.

²⁴The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

²⁵The wicked man being scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man, he will understand discipline.

²⁶He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.

²⁷Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.

²⁸An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

²⁹Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.