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Proverbs 19 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

On Life and Conduct

Pro 19:1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

Than a person who is perverse in [fn]speech and is a fool.

Pro 19:2

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,

And one who hurries [fn]his footsteps [fn]errs.

Pro 19:3

The foolishness of a person ruins his way,

And his heart rages against the LORD.

Pro 19:4

Wealth adds many friends,

But a poor person is separated from his friend.

Pro 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished,

And one who declares lies will not escape.

Pro 19:6

Many will seek the favor of a [fn]generous person,

And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts.

Pro 19:7

All the brothers of a poor person hate him;

How much more do his friends abandon him!

He pursues them with words, but they are [fn]gone.

Pro 19:8

One who gets [fn]wisdom loves his own soul;

One who keeps understanding will find good.

Pro 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,

And one who declares lies will perish.

Pro 19:10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool;

Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Pro 19:11

A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,

And it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Pro 19:12

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Pro 19:13

A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

Pro 19:14

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,

But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Pro 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,

And [fn]a lazy [fn]person will suffer hunger.

Pro 19:16

One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But one who [fn]is careless of [fn]conduct will die.

Pro 19:17

One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the LORD,

And He will repay him for his [fn]good deed.

Pro 19:18

Discipline your son while there is hope,

And do not desire [fn]his death.

Pro 19:19

A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,

For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

Pro 19:20

Listen to advice and accept discipline,

So that you may be wise [fn]the rest of your days.

Pro 19:21

Many plans are in a person’s heart,

But the advice of the LORD will stand.

Pro 19:22

What is desirable in a person is his [fn]kindness,

And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

Pro 19:23

[fn]The fear of the LORD leads to life,

So that one may sleep satisfied, [fn]untouched by evil.

Pro 19:24

The [fn]lazy one buries his hand in the dish,

But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Pro 19:25

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,

But rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [fn]gain knowledge.

Pro 19:26

He who assaults his father and drives his mother away

Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

Pro 19:27

Stop listening, my son, to discipline,

And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Pro 19:28

A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,

And the mouth of the wicked [fn]swallows wrongdoing.

Pro 19:29

[fn]Judgments are prepared for scoffers,

And beatings for the backs of fools.

NASB20 Footnotes
Lit his lips
Lit with his feet
Lit sins
Or noble
Lit not
Lit heart
Lit an idle
Lit soul
Lit despises
Lit ways
Or benefits
Lit causing him to die
Lit in your latter end
Or loyalty
Or Reverence for
Lit not visited
Lit idle person
Lit discern
Another reading is pours out
LXX Rods
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