Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 19
On Life and Conduct
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in 19:1 Lit his lipsspeech and is a fool.Pro 28:6
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries 19:2 Lit with his feethis footsteps 19:2 Lit sinserrs.Pro 6:18
The foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the Lord.Jas 1:13
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.Pro 14:20
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And one who declares lies will not escape.Deu 19:19
Many will seek the favor of a 19:6 Or noblegenerous person,
And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts.
All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are 19:7 Lit notgone.
One who gets 19:8 Lit heartwisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will find good.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And one who declares lies will perish.Pro 21:28
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.Pro 30:21
A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory to overlook an offense.Pro 14:29
A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.Est 7:9; Rom 13:4
A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.Pro 10:1
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.Pro 18:22
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And 19:15 Lit an idlea lazy 19:15 Lit soulperson will suffer hunger.
One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who 19:16 Lit despisesis careless of 19:16 Lit waysconduct will die.Pro 3:21; Luk 11:28
One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his 19:17 Or benefitsgood deed.Psa 41:1; Mat 10:42; Mat 25:40
Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire 19:18 Lit causing him to diehis death.Pro 13:24; Pro 23:13
A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise 19:20 Lit in your latter endthe rest of your days.
Many plans are in a person’s heart,
But the advice of the Lord will stand.Job 23:13; Pro 16:1
What is desirable in a person is his 19:22 Or loyaltykindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
19:23 Or Reverence forThe fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, 19:23 Lit not visiteduntouched by evil.
The 19:24 Lit idle personlazy one buries his hand in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.Pro 26:15
Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But rebuke one who has understanding, and he will 19:25 Lit discerngain knowledge.Pro 21:11
He who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.Pro 15:20
Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked 19:28 Another reading is pours outswallows wrongdoing.Job 15:16
19:29 LXX RodsJudgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of fools.