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| Proverbs 19:1 | Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. | Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted. |
| Proverbs 19:2 | It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way. | Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way. |
| Proverbs 19:3 | The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh. | By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord. |
| Proverbs 19:4 | Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. | Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend. |
| Proverbs 19:5 | A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free. | A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free. |
| Proverbs 19:6 | Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. | Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give. |
| Proverbs 19:7 | All the relatives of the poor shun him: How much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone. | All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ... |
| Proverbs 19:8 | He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. | He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good. |
| Proverbs 19:9 | A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. | A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off. |
| Proverbs 19:10 | Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes. | Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers. |
| Proverbs 19:11 | The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense. | A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory. |
| Proverbs 19:12 | The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. | The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass. |
| Proverbs 19:13 | A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. | A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end. |
| Proverbs 19:14 | House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh. | House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord. |
| Proverbs 19:15 | Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger. | Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food. |
| Proverbs 19:16 | He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die. | He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word. |
| Proverbs 19:17 | He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him. | He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward. |
| Proverbs 19:18 | Discipline your son, for there is hope; Don't be a willing party to his death. | Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death. |
| Proverbs 19:19 | A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, For if you rescue him, you must do it again. | A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again. |
| Proverbs 19:20 | Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end. | Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise. |
| Proverbs 19:21 | There are many plans in a man's heart, But Yahweh's counsel will prevail. | A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging. |
| Proverbs 19:22 | That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. | The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false. |
| Proverbs 19:23 | The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; He rests and will not be touched by trouble. | The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way. |
| Proverbs 19:24 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. | The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again. |
| Proverbs 19:25 | Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge. | When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him. |
| Proverbs 19:26 | He who robs his father and drives away his mother, Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. | He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name. |
| Proverbs 19:27 | Stop, my son, listening to instruction, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. | A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge. |
| Proverbs 19:28 | A corrupt witness mocks justice, And the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity. | A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream. |
| Proverbs 19:29 | Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools. | Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish. |
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