Proverbs 19

19^aBetter is the poor ^bthat walketh in his integrity,

^aThan he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

²Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good;

And ^che that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

³The foolishness of man ^dperverteth his way:

And ^ehis heart fretteth against the Lord.

^4fWealth maketh many friends;

But ^fthe poor is separated from his neighbour.

^5gA false witness shall not be ^†unpunished,

^gAnd he ^hthat speaketh lies shall not escape.

⁶ⁱMany will ^kintreat the favour of the prince:

And ^levery man is a friend to ^†him that giveth gifts.

^7mAll the brethren of the poor do hate him:

How much more do his friends ⁿgo far from him?

He ^opursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

⁸He that ^pgetteth ^†wisdom loveth his own soul:

He that keepeth understanding ^qshall find good.

^9gA false witness shall not be unpunished,

^gAnd he ^hthat speaketh lies ^rshall perish.

^10sDelight is not ^tseemly for a fool;

Much less ^ufor a servant to have rule over princes.

^11xThe ^||discretion of a man deferreth his anger;

And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¹²The king’s wrath is ^yas the roaring of a lion;

But ^zhis favour is ^aas dew upon the grass.

^13bA foolish son is the calamity of his father:

And ^cthe contentions of a wife are a ^dcontinual dropping.

^14eHouse and riches are the inheritance of fathers:

And a prudent wife is ^ffrom the Lord.

^15gSlothfulness ^hcasteth into a deep sleep;

And an idle soul shall ⁱsuffer hunger.

^16kHe that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;

But ^khe that despiseth his ways shall die.

^17lHe that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord;

And ^||that which he hath given ^mwill he pay him again.

¹⁸ⁿChasten thy son while there is hope,

And let not ^othy soul spare ^||for his crying.

¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:

For if thou deliver him, yet thou must ^†do it again.

²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction,

That thou mayest be wise ^pin thy latter end.

^21qThere are many devices in a man’s heart;

Nevertheless ^qthe counsel of the Lord, ^rthat shall stand.

²²The desire of a man is his ^skindness:

And a poor man is better than a liar.

²³The fear of the Lord tendeth ^tto life:

And he that hath it shall ^uabide satisfied;

^xHe shall not be visited with evil.

^24yA ^gslothful man hideth his hand in his ^zbosom,

And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

^25aSmite a ^fscorner, and the simple ^†bwill beware:

And ^creprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

²⁶He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother,

Is a ^dson that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

²⁷Cease, 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 ^edevoureth iniquity.

²⁹Judgments are prepared for ^fscorners,

And ^gstripes ^hfor the back of fools.