Proverbs 19

1Better is the poorH7326 that walketh in his integrityH8537 Than he that is perverseH6141 in his lipsH8193 and is a foolH3684.2AlsoH1571, that the soulH5315 be without knowledgeH1847 is not goodH2896; And he that hasteth with his feetH7272 sinneth.3The foolishnessH200 of manH120 subverteth his wayH1870; And his heartH3820 fretteth against Jehovah.4WealthH1952 addeth manyH7227 friendsH7453; But the poorH1800 is separatedH6504 from his friendH7453.5A false witnessH5707 shall not be unpunishedH5352; And he that uttereth liesH8267 shall not escapeH4422.6ManyH7227 will entreatH2470 the favor of the liberal manH376; And every manH376 is a friendH7453 to him that giveth giftsH4976.7All the brethren of the poorH7326 do hateH8130 him: How much moreH4480 do his friendsH4828 go farH7368 from him! He pursueth them with wordsH561, but they are gone.8He that getteth wisdom loveth his ownH5315 soulH5315: He that keepeth understandingH8394 shall findH4672 goodH2896.9A false witnessH5707 shall not be unpunishedH5352; And he that uttereth liesH8267 shall perishH6.10Delicate living is not seemly for a foolH3684; Much less for a servantH5650 to have ruleH4910 over princesH8269.11The discretion of a manH120 maketh him slow to angerH639; And it is his gloryH8597 to passH5674 over a transgressionH6588.12The king’sH4428 wrath is as the roaringH5099 of a lionH3715; But his favorH7522 is as dewH2919 upon the grassH6212.13A foolish sonH1121 is the calamity of his fatherH1; And the contentions of a wifeH802 are a continual dropping.14HouseH1004 and riches are an inheritanceH5159 from fathersH1; But a prudent wifeH802 is from Jehovah.15Slothfulness casteth into a deepH8639 sleepH8639; And the idle soulH5315 shall suffer hungerH7456.16He that keepeth the commandmentH4687 keepeth his soulH5315; But he that is careless of his waysH1870 shall dieH4191.17He that hath pity upon the poorH1800 lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he payH7999 him again.18ChastenH3256 thy sonH1121, seeing there is hopeH8615; And set not thy heart on his destruction.19A man of great wrathH2534 shall bearH5375 the penalty; For if thou deliverH5337 him, thou must do it yetH5750 againH5750.20HearH8085 counselH6098, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wiseH2449 in thy latterH319 endH319.21There are manyH7227 devices in a man’sH376 heartH3820; But the counselH6098 of Jehovah, that shall standH6965.22That which maketh a manH376 to be desired is his kindness; And a poorH7326 manH376 is betterH2896 than a liar.23The fearH3374 of Jehovahtendethto lifeH2416; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visitedH6485 with evilH7451.24The sluggardH6102 burieth his handH3027 in the dishH6747, And will not so much as bringH7725 it to his mouthH6310 again.25Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reproveH3198 oneH995 that hath understandingH995, and he will understandH995 knowledgeH1847.26He that doeth violence to his fatherH1, and chaseth awayH1272 his motherH517, Is a sonH1121 that causeth shameH954 and bringeth reproach.27CeaseH2308, my sonH1121, to hearH8085 instruction Onlyto err from the wordsH561 of knowledgeH1847.28A worthlessH1100 witnessH5707 mocketh at justiceH4941; And the mouthH6310 of the wickedH7563 swalloweth iniquity.29JudgmentsH8201 are preparedH3559 for scoffers, And stripes for the back of foolsH3684.