Proverbs 19:1–14
19 Better ais the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
And he sins who hastens with his feet.
3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.
4 bWealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A cfalse witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.
6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
7 dAll the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go efar from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they 1abandon him.
8 He who gets 2wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding fwill find good.
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 gfor a servant to rule over princes.
11 hThe discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
iAnd his glory is to overlook a transgression.
12 jThe king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is klike dew on the grass.
13 lA foolish son is the ruin of his father,
mAnd the contentions of a wife are a continual 3dripping.
14 nHouses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But oa prudent wife is from the Lord.