LEB - Proverbs - 19

19:1  Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse ⌞in his speech⌟ and is a fool.

19:2  Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet ⌞misses the mark⌟.

19:3  As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

19:4  Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.

19:5  A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.

19:6  Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.

19:7  All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues them with words, and they are gone.

19:8  He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.

19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.

19:10  For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

19:11  The understanding of a person makes him slow to his ⌞anger⌟, and his glory overlooks offense.

19:12  The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

19:13  A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

19:14  A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.

19:15  Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.

19:16  He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

19:17  He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

19:18  Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.

19:19  A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.

19:20  Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your ⌞future⌟.

19:21  Many plans are in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

19:22  The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a ⌞liar⌟.

19:23  Fear of Yahweh leads to life; he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.

19:24  A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

19:25  The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.

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

19:27  Cease to listen to instruction, my child, ⌞and you will stray⌟ from sayings of knowledge.

19:28  A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

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