engKJVCPB: Proverbs 19

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[1] Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,

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

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

And he that hasteth with his feet, sinneth.

[3] The foolishness of man perverteth his way:

And his heart fretteth against the Lord.

[4] Wealth maketh many friends;

But the poor is separated from his neighbour.

[5] A false witness shall not be unpunished,

And he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

[6] Many will intreat the favour of the prince:

And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

[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.

[8] He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:

He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

[9] A false witness shall not be unpunished,

And he that speaketh lies shall perish.

[10] Delight is not seemly for a fool;

Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

[11] The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;

And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

[12] The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;

But his favour is as dew upon the grass.

[13] A foolish son is the calamity of his father:

And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

[14] House and riches are the inheritance of fathers:

And a prudent wife is from the Lord.

[15] Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;

And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

[16] He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;

But he that despiseth his ways shall die.

[17] He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord;

And that which he hath given will he pay him again.

[18] Chasten thy son while there is hope,

And let not thy soul spare for his crying.

[19] A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:

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

[20] Hear counsel, and receive instruction,

That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

[21] There are many devices in a man’s heart;

Nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

[22] The desire of a man is his kindness:

And a poor man is better than a liar.

[23] The fear of the Lord tendeth to life:

And he that hath it shall abide satisfied;

He shall not be visited with evil.

[24] A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,

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

[25] Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware:

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

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

Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

[27] Cease, 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 devoureth iniquity.

[29] Judgments are prepared for scorners,

And stripes for the back of fools.

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