| Chapter
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. |
