ASV - Proverbs - 19

19:1  Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

19:2  Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

19:3  The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

19:4  Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

19:5  A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

19:6  Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

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, but they are gone.

19:8  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

19:9  A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

19:10  Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

19:11  The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

19:12  The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

19:13  A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

19:14  House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

19:16  He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

19:18  Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

19:19  A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

19:21  There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

19:22  That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

19:23  The fear of Jehovahtendethto life; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

19:24  The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

19:25  Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

19:26  He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

19:27  Cease, my son, to hear instruction Onlyto err from the words of knowledge.

19:28  A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

19:29  Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.