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Proverbs 19

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Better a poor man who lives with integrity ⓐ than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

² Even zeal is not good without knowledge, ⓑ and the one who acts hastily [1] sins. ⓒ

³ A man’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. ⓓ

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends, ⓔ but a poor man is separated from his friend.

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished, ⓕ and one who utters lies will not escape. ⓖ

⁶ Many seek a ruler’s favor, ⓗ and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. ⓘ

⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him; ⓙ how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, ⓚ but they are not there. [2]

⁸ The one who acquires good sense [3] loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. ⓛ

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. ⓜ

¹⁰ Luxury is not appropriate for a fool ⓝ — how much less for a slave to rule over princes! ⓞ

¹¹ A person’s insight gives him patience, ⓟ and his virtue is to overlook an offense. ⓠ

¹² A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, ⓡ but his favor is like dew on the grass. ⓢ

¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin, ⓣ and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping. ⓤ

¹⁴ A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, ⓥ but a sensible wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵ Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry. ⓦ

¹⁶ The one who keeps commands preserves himself; ⓧ one who disregards [4] his ways will die. ⓨ

¹⁷ Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, ⓩ and He will give a reward to the lender. [5] ⓐ

¹⁸ Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t be intent on killing him. [6] ⓑ

¹⁹ A person with great anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again. ⓒ

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. [7] ⓓ

²¹ Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s decree will prevail. ⓔ

²² What is desirable in a man is his fidelity; better to be a poor man than a liar. ⓕ

²³ The fear of the LORD leads to life; one will sleep at night [8] without danger. ⓖ

²⁴ The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth. ⓗ

²⁵ Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; ⓘ rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge. ⓙ

²⁶ The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.

²⁷ If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. ⓚ

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. ⓛ

#	HCSB
1	Better a poor man who lives with integrity ⓐ than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2	Even zeal is not good without knowledge, ⓑ and the one who acts hastily [1] sins. ⓒ
3	A man’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. ⓓ
4	Wealth attracts many friends, ⓔ but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5	A false witness will not go unpunished, ⓕ and one who utters lies will not escape. ⓖ
6	Many seek a ruler’s favor, ⓗ and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. ⓘ
7	All the brothers of a poor man hate him; ⓙ how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, ⓚ but they are not there. [2]
8	The one who acquires good sense [3] loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. ⓛ
9	A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. ⓜ
10	Luxury is not appropriate for a fool ⓝ — how much less for a slave to rule over princes! ⓞ
11	A person’s insight gives him patience, ⓟ and his virtue is to overlook an offense. ⓠ
12	A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, ⓡ but his favor is like dew on the grass. ⓢ
13	A foolish son is his father’s ruin, ⓣ and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping. ⓤ
14	A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, ⓥ but a sensible wife is from the LORD.
15	Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry. ⓦ
16	The one who keeps commands preserves himself; ⓧ one who disregards [4] his ways will die. ⓨ
17	Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, ⓩ and He will give a reward to the lender. [5] ⓐ
18	Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t be intent on killing him. [6] ⓑ
19	A person with great anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again. ⓒ
20	Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. [7] ⓓ
21	Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s decree will prevail. ⓔ
22	What is desirable in a man is his fidelity; better to be a poor man than a liar. ⓕ
23	The fear of the LORD leads to life; one will sleep at night [8] without danger. ⓖ
24	The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth. ⓗ
25	Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; ⓘ rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge. ⓙ
26	The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27	If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28	A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. ⓚ
29	Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. ⓛ

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