Proverbs
19:1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is
perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that
hasteth with his feet sinneth.
19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth
against the LORD.
19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall
not escape.
19:6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to
him that giveth gifts.
19:7 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.
19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
understanding shall find good.
19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall
perish.
19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule
over princes.
19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass
over a transgression.
19:12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew
upon the grass.
19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a
wife are a continual dropping.
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is
from the LORD.
19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer
hunger.
19:16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that
despiseth his ways shall die.
19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he
hath given will he pay him again.
19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his
crying.
19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him,
yet thou must do it again.
19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy
latter end.
19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the
LORD, that shall stand.
19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a
liar.
19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide
satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as
bring it to his mouth again.
19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath
understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
19:26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that
causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the
words of knowledge.
19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked
devoureth iniquity.
19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
