Proverbs 19

On Life and Conduct

11BetterH2896 is a poorH7326 personH7326 who 2walksH1980 in his integrityH8537 ThanH4480 a person who is perverseH6141 in 3speechH8193 and is a foolH3684.2AlsoH1571 it is not goodH2896 for a personH5315 to be withoutH3808 knowledgeH1847, And one who hurriesH213 45his footstepsH7272 6errsH2398.3The 7foolishnessH200 of a personH120 ruinsH5557 his wayH1870, And his heartH3820 8ragesH2196 againstH5921 the LordH3068.49WealthH1952 addsH3254 manyH7227 friendsH7453, But a poorH1800 personH1800 is separatedH6504 from his friendH7453.5A 10falseH8267 witnessH5707 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, And one who 11declaresH6315 liesH3577 will not escapeH4422.612ManyH7227 will seekH2470 the favorH6440 of a 13generousH5081 personH5081, And everyH3605 personH3605 is a friendH7453 to 14him who gives giftsH4976.7AllH3605 the brothersH251 of a poorH7326 personH7326 hateH8130 him; HowH637 muchH637H3588 moreH637 do his 15friendsH4828 abandonH7368 him! He 16pursuesH7291 them with wordsH561, but they are 17goneH3808.8One who getsH7069 18wisdomH3820 lovesH157 his own soulH5315; One who keepsH8104 understandingH8394 will 19findH4672 goodH2896.9A 20falseH8267 witnessH5707 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, And one who declaresH6315 liesH3577 will perishH6.10LuxuryH8588 is 21not fittingH5000 for a foolH3684; MuchH637H3588 lessH637 for a 22slaveH5650 to ruleH4910 over princesH8269.11A person’sH120 23discretionH7922 makesH748 him slowH748 to angerH639, And it is his gloryH8597 24to overlookH5674 an offenseH6588.12A 25king’sH4428 wrathH2197 is like the roaringH5099 of a lionH3715, But his favorH7522 is like 26dewH2919 on the grassH6212.13A 27foolishH3684 sonH1121 is destructionH1942 to his fatherH1, And the 28quarrelsH4066 of a wifeH802 are a constantH2956 drippingH1812.14HouseH1004 and wealthH1952 are an 29inheritanceH5159 from fathersH1, But a prudentH7919 wifeH802 is from the LordH3068.1530LazinessH6103 castsH5307 one into a deepH8639 sleepH8639, And 31a lazyH7423 32personH5315 will sufferH7456 hungerH7456.16One who 33keepsH8104 the commandmentH4687 keepsH8104 his soulH5315, But one who 34isH959 carelessH959 of 35conductH1870 will dieH4191.17One who 36is graciousH2603 to a poorH1800 personH1800 lendsH3867 to the LordH3068, And He will repayH7999 him for his 3738goodH1576 deedH1576.1839DisciplineH3256 your sonH1121 whileH3588 thereH3426 isH3426 hopeH8615, And do not desireH5375H5315 40his deathH4191.19A person of greatH1419 angerH2534 will sufferH5375 the penaltyH6066, For ifH518 you rescueH5337 him, you will only have to doH3254 it againH3254.2041ListenH8085 to adviceH6098 and acceptH6901 disciplineH4148, So that you may beH2449 wiseH2449 42the restH319 of your days.21ManyH7227 43plansH4284 are in a person’sH376 heartH3820, But the 44adviceH6098 of the LordH3068 will standH6965.22WhatH8378 isH8378 desirableH8378 in a personH120 is his 45kindnessH2617, And it is betterH2896 to be a poorH7326 personH7326 thanH4480 a liarH376H3577.2346The 47fearH3374 of the LordH3068 leads to lifeH2425, So that one may sleepH3885 48satisfiedH7649, 4950untouchedH1077H6485 by evilH7451.24The 5152lazyH6102 oneH6102 buriesH2934 his handH3027 53in the dishH6747, But will not evenH1571 bringH7725 it backH7725 to his mouthH6310.2554StrikeH5221 a scofferH3917 and the naiveH6612 may becomeH6191 cleverH6191, But 55rebukeH3198 one who hasH995 understandingH995, and he will 56gainH995 knowledgeH1847.26He 57who assaultsH7703 his fatherH1 and drivesH1272 his motherH517 awayH1272 Is a shamefulH954 and disgracefulH2659 sonH1121.27StopH2308 listeningH8085, my sonH1121, to disciplineH4148, And you will strayH7686 from the wordsH561 of knowledgeH1847.28A worthlessH1100 witnessH5707 makesH3917 aH3917 mockeryH3917 of justiceH4941, And the mouthH6310 of the wickedH7563 5859swallowsH1104 wrongdoingH205.2960JudgmentsH8201 are preparedH3559 for 61scoffersH3917, And 62beatingsH4112 for the backsH1460 of foolsH3684.