Proverbs - Chapter 19 | Good News Translation

  • 1. It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.
  • 2. Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble.
  • 3. Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.
  • 4. Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
  • 5. If you tell lies in court, you will be punished---there will be no escape.
  • 6. Everyone tries to gain the favor of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favors.
  • 7. Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.
  • 8. Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.
  • 9. No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.
  • 10. Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen.
  • 11. If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.
  • 12. The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.
  • 13. Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip.
  • 14. A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the LORD can give him a sensible wife.
  • 15. Go ahead and be lazy; sleep on, but you will go hungry.
  • 16. Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.
  • 17. When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.
  • 18. Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.
  • 19. If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.
  • 20. If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.
  • 21. People may plan all kinds of things, but the LORD's will is going to be done.
  • 22. It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
  • 23. Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.
  • 24. Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
  • 25. Arrogance should be punished, so that people who don't know any better can learn a lesson. If you are wise, you will learn when you are corrected.
  • 26. Only a shameful, disgraceful person would mistreat his father or turn his mother away from his home.
  • 27. My child, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know.
  • 28. There is no justice where a witness is determined to hurt someone. Wicked people love the taste of evil.
  • 29. A conceited fool is sure to get a beating.
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