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Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is
perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he
that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth
against the LORD.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts.
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, yet they are wanting to
him.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall perish.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to
have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory
to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is
as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent
wife is from the LORD.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall
suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he
that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that
which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare
for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou
deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise
in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the
counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better
than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so
much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one
that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a
son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from
the words of knowledge.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the
wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of
fools.
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