Proverbs 19 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Fear of the LORD Leads to Life

Pro 19:1

Pro 19:1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Pro 19:2

Pro 19:2Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
And he sins who hastens with his feet.

Pro 19:3

Pro 19:3The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the LORD.

Pro 19:4

Pro 19:4Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.

Pro 19:5

Pro 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

Pro 19:6

Pro 19:6Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.

Pro 19:7

Pro 19:7All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

Pro 19:8

Pro 19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

Pro 19:9

Pro 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.

Pro 19:10

Pro 19:10Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
Much less for a servant to rule over princes.

Pro 19:11

Pro 19:11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

Pro 19:12

Pro 19:12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Pro 19:13

Pro 19:13A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Pro 19:14

Pro 19:14Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Pro 19:15

Pro 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will suffer hunger.

Pro 19:16

Pro 19:16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who is careless[fn] of his ways will die.

Pro 19:17

Pro 19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD,
And He will pay back what he has given.

Pro 19:18

Pro 19:18Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart on his destruction.[fn]

Pro 19:19

Pro 19:19A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Pro 19:20

Pro 19:20Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise in your latter days.

Pro 19:21

Pro 19:21There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel—that will stand.

Pro 19:22

Pro 19:22What is desired in a man is kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

Pro 19:23

Pro 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

Pro 19:24

Pro 19:24A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,[fn]
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Pro 19:25

Pro 19:25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

Pro 19:26

Pro 19:26He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

Pro 19:27

Pro 19:27Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Pro 19:28

Pro 19:28A disreputable witness scorns justice,
And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

Pro 19:29

Pro 19:29Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of fools.

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NKJV Footnotes

(19:16)

Literally despises, figurative of recklessness or carelessness

(19:18)

Literally to put him to death; a Jewish tradition reads on his crying.

(19:24)

Septuagint and Syriac read bosom; Targum and Vulgate read armpit.

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