Proverbs 19:1-29 NLT

Proverbs 19:1-29 NLT [1] Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. [2] Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. [3] People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. [4] Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away. [5] A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. [6] Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! [7] The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. [8] To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. [9] A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. [10] It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! [11] Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. [12] The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. [13] A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. [14] Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. [15] Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. [16] Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. [17] If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD- and he will repay you! [18] Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. [19] Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. [20] Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. [21] You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail. [22] Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. [23] Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. [24] Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth. [25] If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. [26] Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. [27] If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. [28] A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. [29] Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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