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Proverbs 19

¹It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.

²Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble.

³Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.

⁴Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.

⁵If you tell lies in court, you will be punished---there will be no escape.

⁶Everyone tries to gain the favor of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favors.

⁷Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.

⁸Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.

⁹No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.

¹⁰Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen.

¹¹If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.

¹²The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.

¹³Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip.

¹⁴A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the LORD can give him a sensible wife.

¹⁵Go ahead and be lazy; sleep on, but you will go hungry.

¹⁶Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.

¹⁷When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.

¹⁸Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.

¹⁹If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.

²⁰If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.

²¹People may plan all kinds of things, but the LORD's will is going to be done.

²²It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.

²³Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.

²⁴Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.

²⁵Arrogance should be punished, so that people who don't know any better can learn a lesson. If you are wise, you will learn when you are corrected.

²⁶Only a shameful, disgraceful person would mistreat his father or turn his mother away from his home.

²⁷My child, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know.

²⁸There is no justice where a witness is determined to hurt someone. Wicked people love the taste of evil.

²⁹A conceited fool is sure to get a beating.