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:

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: