Proverbs 19

¹Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.SelectedProverbs 19:1CopyShareAsk

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

³The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.SelectedProverbs 19:3CopyShareAsk

⁴Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.SelectedProverbs 19:4CopyShareAsk

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.SelectedProverbs 19:5CopyShareAsk

⁶Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.SelectedProverbs 19:6CopyShareAsk

⁷All 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.SelectedProverbs 19:7CopyShareAsk

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

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.SelectedProverbs 19:9CopyShareAsk

¹⁰Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.SelectedProverbs 19:10CopyShareAsk

¹¹The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.SelectedProverbs 19:11CopyShareAsk

¹²The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.SelectedProverbs 19:12CopyShareAsk

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.SelectedProverbs 19:13CopyShareAsk

¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.SelectedProverbs 19:14CopyShareAsk

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.SelectedProverbs 19:15CopyShareAsk

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.SelectedProverbs 19:16CopyShareAsk

¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.SelectedProverbs 19:17CopyShareAsk

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

¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.SelectedProverbs 19:19CopyShareAsk

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

²¹There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.SelectedProverbs 19:21CopyShareAsk

²²The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.SelectedProverbs 19:22CopyShareAsk

²³The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.SelectedProverbs 19:23CopyShareAsk

²⁴A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.SelectedProverbs 19:24CopyShareAsk

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.SelectedProverbs 19:25CopyShareAsk

²⁶He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.SelectedProverbs 19:26CopyShareAsk

²⁷Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.SelectedProverbs 19:27CopyShareAsk

²⁸An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.SelectedProverbs 19:28CopyShareAsk

²⁹Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.SelectedProverbs 19:29CopyShareAsk