Proverbs 19:9–16

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and whoever pours out lies will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—

how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;

it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,

and a quarrelsome wife is like

the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,

but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,

and the shiftless go hungry.

16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,

but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

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.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and a liar will be destroyed.

10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury

or for a slave to rule over princes!

11 Sensible people control their temper;

they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child is a calamity to a father;

a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,

but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

15 Lazy people sleep soundly,

but idleness leaves them hungry.

16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;

despising them leads to death.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

And he who speaks lies shall perish.

10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool,

Much less for a servant to rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,

And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,

But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,

And an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of his ways will die.

9 A witness who lies will not go free,

liars will die.

10 A fool should not live in luxury.

A slave should not rule over princes.

11 The wise are patient;

they will be honored if they ignore insults.

12 An angry king is like a roaring lion,

but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child brings disaster to a father,

and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,

but a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.

15 Lazy people sleep a lot,

and idle people will go hungry.

16 Those who obey the commands protect themselves,

but those who are careless will die.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished;

And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool;

Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to 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 favor 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 an inheritance from fathers;

But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;

And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;

But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king’s displeasure 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 wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

9 A lying witness will not go unpunished. 

One who tells lies will die. 

10 Luxury does not fit a fool, 

much less a slave ruling princes. 

11 A person with good sense is patient, 

and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense. 

12 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, 

but his favor is like dew on the grass. 

13 A foolish son ruins his father, 

and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water. 

14 Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, 

but a sensible wife comes from the Lord. 

15 Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, 

and an idle person will go hungry. 

16 Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, 

⸤but⸥ whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death. 

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and one who utters lies perishes.

10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool —

how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

11 A person’s insight gives him patience,

and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,

and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,

but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness induces deep sleep,

and a lazy person will go hungry.

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;

one who disregards his ways will die.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and the liar will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,

much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11 Those with good sense are slow to anger,

and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,

and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,

but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;

an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 Those who keep the commandment will live;

those who are heedless of their ways will die.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and he who breathes lies will perish.

10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,

any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,

and his glory overlooks offense.

12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,

and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,

but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.

15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,

and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.

16 He who guards commandments guards his life;

he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

9 A dishonest witness will be punished.

And those who pour out lies will die.

10 It isn’t proper for a foolish person to live in great comfort.

And it is much worse when a slave rules over princes!

11 A man’s wisdom makes him patient.

He will be honored if he forgives someone who sins against him.

12 A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar.

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 If a child is foolish, he destroys his father.

A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.

14 You will receive houses and wealth from your parents.

But a wise wife is given by the Lord.

15 Anyone who doesn’t want to work sleeps his life away.

And a person who refuses to work goes hungry.

16 Those who obey what they are taught guard their lives.

But those who don’t care how they live will die.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

And he who tells lies will perish.

10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool;

Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11 A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger,

And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,

But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And an idle man will suffer hunger.

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of conduct will die.