Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 19
Conducting our lives as we should even though we are poor
is better than being foolish and telling lies.Pro 28:6
Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully about what we are about to do is not good;
doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].Pro 6:18
Some people are ruined as a result of their own foolish actions,
and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.Jas 1:13
Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends,
but when people become poor, their friends often desert them.Pro 14:20
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT];
they will not escape it.Deu 19:19
Many people try to persuade important people to do favors for them;
everyone wants to be a friend of those who give gifts.
Even the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him,
and his friends certainly stay away from him, too;
even if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends again.
Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves;
those who get good sense will prosper.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT];
they will be ruined.Pro 21:28
It is not appropriate for foolish people to live ◄luxuriously/like rich people►,
and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.Pro 30:21
Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry;
people respect those who ignore offensive things that people say to them.Pro 14:29
When a king is angry, that causes people to be afraid of him, like the roar of a lion causes people to be afraid [SIM],
but if he acts kindly toward people, they like it just like they like dew on the grass in the morning.Est 7:9; Rom 13:4
Foolish children can cause disasters to happen to their parents.
A wife who constantly ◄nags/quarrels with► her husband is as annoying as water that continually drips [MET].Pro 10:1
We can inherit a house or money from our parents when they die,
but only Yahweh can give someone a sensible wife.Pro 18:22
Those who are lazy sleep soundly,
but if they are lazy, they will be hungry because of not earning money to buy food.
Those who obey God’s commandments will remain alive for a long time;
those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die while they are still young.Pro 3:21; Luk 11:28
When we give things to poor people, it is as though we are lending to Yahweh,
and he will ◄pay us back/reward us for what we did►.Psa 41:1; Mat 10:42; Mat 25:40
Discipline your children while they are young, while you still hope that they will learn to behave as they should;
if you do not discipline them, you are helping them to destroy themselves.Pro 13:24; Pro 23:13
Those who ◄do not control their temper/quickly become very angry► will have to endure what happens as a result;
but if we rescue them from those troubles once, we will have to continue rescuing them.
Pay attention when people give you good advice and learn from them,
in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
People plan to do many kinds of things,
but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.Job 23:13; Pro 16:1
People want others to be loyal to them;
it is better to be poor than to tell a lie to a judge in court in order to get money.
Those who have an awesome respect for Yahweh will live a long life;
they rest peacefully and are not harmed during the night.
Some people are extremely lazy;
they put their hand in a dish to take some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.Pro 26:15
If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who ◄are naive/need to be instructed► will learn to do what is smart;
if you rebuke those who are wise, they will listen to what you say and become wiser.Pro 21:11
Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home
is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.Pro 15:20
My son, if you stop learning things,
you will soon forget what you already know.
Worthless witnesses in court make fun of judges who try to make fair decisions,
and wicked people enjoy doing evil like they enjoy eating good food [MET].Job 15:16
God is ready to punish those who make fun of him/religion;
those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.