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- 19:1
- Better
is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse
in his lips, and is a fool.
- 19:2
- Also, that the soul be without knowledge,
it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
- 19:3
- The foolishness of man perverteth his
way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- 19:4
- Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor
is separated from his neighbour.
- 19:5
- A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- 19:6
- Many will intreat the favour of the
prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- 19:7
- 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.
- 19:8
- He that getteth wisdom loveth his own
soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- 19:9
- A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
- 19:10
- Delight is not seemly for a fool; much
less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- 19:11
- The discretion of a man deferreth his
anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
- 19:12
- The king's wrath is as the roaring of a
lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- 19:13
- A foolish son is the calamity of his
father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- 19:14
- House and riches are the inheritance of
fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- 19:15
- Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- 19:16
- He that keepeth the commandment keepeth
his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- 19:17
- He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth
unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- 19:18
- Chasten thy son while there is hope, and
let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- 19:19
- A man of great wrath shall suffer
punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
- 19:20
- Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
- 19:21
- There are many devices in a man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- 19:22
- The desire of a man is his kindness: and
a poor man is better than a liar.
- 19:23
- The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and
he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with
evil.
- 19:24
- A slothful man hideth his hand in his
bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- 19:25
- Smite a scorner, and the simple will
beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will
understand knowledge.
- 19:26
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth
away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
- 19:27
- Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
- 19:28
- An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and
the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
- 19:29
- Judgments are prepared for scorners, and
stripes for the back of fools.
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