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Proverbs 19

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¹ Better a poor person 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 person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. ⓖ

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends, ⓗ but a poor person 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 person 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 prudent 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 set your heart on being the cause of his death. [6] ⓒ

¹⁹ A person with intense 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 person’s heart, but the LORD’s decree will prevail. ⓕ

²² What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person 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 plunders 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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1	Better a poor person 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 person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. ⓖ
4	Wealth attracts many friends, ⓗ but a poor person 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 person 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 prudent 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 set your heart on being the cause of his death. [6] ⓒ
19	A person with intense 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 person’s heart, but the LORD’s decree will prevail. ⓕ
22	What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person 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 plunders 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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