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Proverbs

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Chapter 19

¹Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways and is a fool. ²Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. ³When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD. ⁴Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend. ⁵A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. ⁶Many entreat the favor of a noble, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. ⁷All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. ⁸Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. ⁹A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever breathes out lies will perish. ¹⁰It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. ¹¹Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. ¹²A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. ¹³A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping of water. ¹⁴House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. ¹⁵Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. ¹⁶Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die. ¹⁷Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. ¹⁸Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction. ¹⁹A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. ²⁰Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. ²¹Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. ²²What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. ²³The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. ²⁴The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. ²⁵Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. ²⁶He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. ²⁷Cease to hear instruction, my son, if you turn aside from the words of knowledge. ²⁸A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. ²⁹Condemnations are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the back of fools.