Proverbs 19:1 Better2896 is the poor7326 who walks1980 in his integrity8537 than he who is perverse6141 in his lips8193 and is a fool.3684 cr 2 It isn't good2896 to have zeal5315 without knowledge;1847 nor being hasty213 with one's feet7272 and missing2398 the way. cr 3 The foolishness200 of man120 subverts5557 his way;1870 his heart3820 rages2196 against Yahweh.3068 cr 4 Wealth1952 adds3254 many7227 friends,7453 but the poor1800 is separated6504 from his friend.7453 cr 5 A false8267 witness5707 shall not be unpunished.5352 He who pours6315 out lies3577 shall not go free.4422 cr 6 Many7227 will entreat2470 the favor6440 of a ruler,5081 and everyone is a friend7453 to a man376 who gives gifts.4976 cr 7 All the relatives251 of the poor7326 shun8130 him: how much more do his friends4828 avoid7368 him! He pursues7291 them with pleas,561 but they are gone. cr 8 He who gets7069 wisdom3820 loves157 his own soul.5315 He who keeps8104 understanding8394 shall find4672 good.2896 cr 9 A false8267 witness5707 shall not be unpunished.5352 He who utters6315 lies3577 shall perish.6 cr 10 Delicate8588 living is not appropriate5000 for a fool,3684 much less for a servant5650 to have rule4910 over princes.8269 cr 11 The discretion7922 of a man120 makes him slow748 to anger.639 It is his glory8597 to overlook5674 an offense.6588 cr 12 The king's4428 wrath2197 is like the roaring5099 of a lion,3715 but his favor7522 is like dew2919 on the grass.6212 cr 13 A foolish3684 son1121 is the calamity1942 of his father.1 A wife's802 quarrels4079 are a continual2956 dripping.1812 cr 14 House1004 and riches1952 are an inheritance5159 from fathers,1 but a prudent7919 wife802 is from Yahweh.3068 cr 15 Slothfulness6103 casts5307 into a deep sleep.8639 The idle7423 soul5315 shall suffer hunger.7456 cr 16 He who keeps8104 the commandment4687 keeps8104 his soul,5315 but he who is contemptuous959 in his ways1870 shall die.4191 cr 17 He who has pity2603 on the poor1800 lends3867 to Yahweh;3068 he will1576 reward7999 him. cr 18 Discipline3256 your son,1121 for there is3426 hope;8615 don't5315 be a willing party5375 to his death.4191 cr 19 A hot -1632 tempered2534 man1419 must pay5375 the penalty,6066 for if you rescue5337 him, you must do it again.3254 cr 20 Listen8085 to counsel6098 and receive6901 instruction,4148 that you may be wise2449 in your latter end.319 cr 21 There are many7227 plans4284 in a man's376 heart,3820 but Yahweh's3068 counsel6098 will prevail.6965 cr 22 That which makes a man120 to be desired8378 is his kindness.2617 A poor man7326 is better2896 than376 a liar.3577 cr 23 The fear3374 of Yahweh3068 leads to life,2416 then contentment;7649 he rests3885 and will not be touched6485 by trouble.7451 cr 24 The sluggard6102 buries2934 his hand3027 in the dish;6747 he will not so much as bring7725 it to his mouth6310 again.7725 cr 25 Flog5221 a scoffer,3887 and the simple6612 will learn prudence;6191 rebuke3198 one who has understanding,995 and he will gain995 knowledge.1847 cr 26 He who robs7703 his father1 and drives away1272 his mother,517 is a son1121 who causes shame954 and brings reproach.2659 cr 27 If you stop2308 listening8085 to instruction,4148 my son,1121 you will stray7686 from the words561 of knowledge.1847 cr 28 A corrupt1100 witness5707 mocks3887 justice,4941 and the mouth6310 of the wicked7563 gulps1104 down iniquity.7563 cr 29 Penalties8201 are prepared3559 for scoffers,3887 and beatings4112 for the backs1460 of fools.3684 cr