Proverbs 19:1-29 AMPC

[1] Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool. [2] Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark. [3] The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord. [4] Wealth makes many friends, but the poor man is avoided by his neighbor. [5] A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes out lies shall not escape. [6] Many will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. [7] All the brothers of a poor man detest him-how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. [8] He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. [9] A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes forth lies shall perish. [10] Luxury is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool-much less for a slave to rule over princes. [11] Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. [12] The king's wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass. [13] A self-confident and foolish son is the [multiplied] calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continual dripping [of water through a chink in the roof]. [14] House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but a wise, understanding, and prudent wife is from the Lord. [15] Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger. [16] He who keeps the commandment [of the Lord] keeps his own life, but he who despises His ways shall die. [17] He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him. [18] Discipline your son while there is hope, but do not [indulge your angry resentments by undue chastisements and] set yourself to his ruin. [19] A man of great wrath shall suffer the penalty; for if you deliver him [from the consequences], he will [feel free to] cause you to do it again. [20] Hear counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, that you may be wise in the time to come. [21] Many plans are in a man's mind, but it is the Lord's purpose for him that will stand. [22] That which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving], but a poor man is better than a liar. [23] The reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied; he cannot be visited with [actual] evil. [24] The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. [25] Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will increase in knowledge. [26] He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. [27] Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to ignore it and stray from the words of knowledge. [28] A worthless witness scoffs at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity. [29] Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the backs of [self-confident] fools.