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