ACV - Proverbs - 19

19:1  Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

19:2  Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.

19:3  The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against Jehovah.

19:4  Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

19:5  A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.

19:6  Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

19:7  All the brothers of a poor man regard him inferior, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues with words, but they are gone.

19:8  He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

19:9  A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.

19:10  Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.

19:11  The discretion of a man makes 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 casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

19:16  He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.

19:17  He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah, and he will repay him his good deed.

19:18  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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 may 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 makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

19:23  The fear of Jehovah is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.

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

19:25  Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

19:26  He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.

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

19:28  A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.

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