<= | Chapter 19 of 31 | =>
Prov.|19:1|-||a|Better is a poor man who walks in his integrityThan he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Prov.|19:2|-|Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,And he who makes haste with his feet sins.
Prov.|19:3|-|The foolishness of a man subverts his way,And his heart is indignant toward Jehovah.
Prov.|19:4|-|Wealth adds many friends,But the poor man is separated from his friend.
Prov.|19:5|-||a|A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who utters lies will not escape.
Prov.|19:6|-|Many will entreat the favor of the generous man,And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
Prov.|19:7|-|All the brothers of the poor man hate him;How much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but they are not there.
Prov.|19:8|-|He who acquires sense loves his own soul;He who keeps understanding will find good.
Prov.|19:9|-|A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who utters lies will perish.
Prov.|19:10|-|Delicate living is not fitting for a fool;Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
Prov.|19:11|-|The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
Prov.|19:12|-|The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,But his favor is like dew upon the grass.
Prov.|19:13|-|A foolish son is the ruin of his father,And the |a|contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
Prov.|19:14|-|House and |a|wealth are an inheritance from fathers,But a prudent |b|wife is from Jehovah.
Prov.|19:15|-|Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,And the idle soul will suffer hunger.
Prov.|19:16|-|He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul;He who is careless of his ways will die.
Prov.|19:17|-|He who has pity upon a |a|poor man |b|lends to Jehovah,And He will repay him for his good deed.
Prov.|19:18|-||a|Discipline your son, for there is hope;But do not set your heart on destroying him.
Prov.|19:19|-|A man of great |a|wrath will bear the penalty;For if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Prov.|19:20|-|Listen to counsel, and receive instruction,That you may be wise at the end of your days.
Prov.|19:21|-|There are many devices in a man’s heart,But it is the |a|counsel of Jehovah that will stand.
Prov.|19:22|-|What is desirable in a man is his kindness,And a poor man is better than a liar.
Prov.|19:23|-|The |a|fear of Jehovah leads to life,And he who has it will lodge in contentment;
He will not be visited with evil.
Prov.|19:24|-|The |a|sluggard buries his hand in the dish,And will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Prov.|19:25|-|Strike a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence;And reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand
knowledge.
Prov.|19:26|-|He who does violence to his father and chases away his motherIs a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
Prov.|19:27|-|Cease listening, my son, to instruction,And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Prov.|19:28|-|A worthless witness mocks justice,And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
Prov.|19:29|-|Judgments are prepared for scorners,And blows for the back of fools.
<= | Chapter 19 of 31 | =>
Book of Proverbs
Home
|