Proverbs - Chapter 19 | New International Version

  • 1. Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
  • 2. It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.
  • 3. A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
  • 4. Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
  • 5. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.
  • 6. Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
  • 7. A poor man is shunned by all his relatives-- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
  • 8. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
  • 9. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.
  • 10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
  • 11. A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
  • 12. A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • 13. A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
  • 14. Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • 15. Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
  • 16. He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
  • 17. He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
  • 18. Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
  • 19. A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
  • 20. Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
  • 21. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
  • 22. What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
  • 23. The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
  • 24. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
  • 25. Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
  • 26. He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
  • 27. Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  • 28. A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
  • 29. Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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