Proverbs 19
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1Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.1Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2Desire without knowledge is not good-- how much more will hasty feet miss the way!2Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins.
3A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.3A person's own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
5A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.6Many seek a ruler's favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.
7The poor are shunned by all their relatives-- how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.7All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there.
8The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.8The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.
9A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.
10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool-- how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
11A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense.11A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
12A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.12A king's rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.13A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping.
14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.14A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.15Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.
16Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.16The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die.
17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and he will give a reward to the lender.
18Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.18Discipline your son while there is hope; don't set your heart on being the cause of his death.
19A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.19A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you'll have to do it again.
20Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.20Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life.
21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.21Many plans are in a person's heart, but the LORD's decree will prevail.
22What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.22What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.
23The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.23The fear of the LORD leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger.
24A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!24The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn't even bring it back to his mouth!
25Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.25Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.26The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.27If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.28A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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