19:1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
19:2 Desire without knowledge is not good - how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
19:3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
19:4 Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
19:6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
19:7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives - how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.* / *The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
19:8 The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
19:10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury - how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
19:11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
19:12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
19:14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
19:15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
19:16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
19:17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
19:18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
19:19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
19:20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
19:22 What a person desires is unfailing love*; better to be poor than a liar. / *Or Greed is a person’s shame
19:23 The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
19:24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
19:25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
19:26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
19:27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
19:28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
19:29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.