| Chapter 19 |
1 | Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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2 | Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
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3 | The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
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4 | Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
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5 | A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
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6 | Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
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7 | All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, -- they are not [to be found].
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8 | He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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9 | A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
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10 | Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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11 | The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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12 | The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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13 | A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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14 | House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
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15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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16 | He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
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17 | He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
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18 | Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
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19 | A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
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20 | Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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21 | Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
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22 | The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
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23 | The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
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24 | A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
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25 | Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
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26 | He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
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27 | Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
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28 | A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
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29 | Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.
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