Proverbs 19 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Pro 19:1

Pro 19:1Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.

Pro 19:2

Pro 19:2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.

Pro 19:3

Pro 19:3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.

Pro 19:4

Pro 19:4Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.

Pro 19:5

Pro 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.

Pro 19:6

Pro 19:6Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

Pro 19:7

Pro 19:7The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.

Pro 19:8

Pro 19:8To acquire wisdom is to love oneself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.

Pro 19:9

Pro 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will be destroyed.

Pro 19:10

Pro 19:10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!

Pro 19:11

Pro 19:11Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

Pro 19:12

Pro 19:12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Pro 19:13

Pro 19:13A foolish child[fn] is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

Pro 19:14

Pro 19:14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.

Pro 19:15

Pro 19:15Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.

Pro 19:16

Pro 19:16Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.

Pro 19:17

Pro 19:17If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD—
and he will repay you!

Pro 19:18

Pro 19:18Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

Pro 19:19

Pro 19:19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

Pro 19:20

Pro 19:20Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.

Pro 19:21

Pro 19:21You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.

Pro 19:22

Pro 19:22Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.

Pro 19:23

Pro 19:23Fear of the LORD leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.

Pro 19:24

Pro 19:24Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

Pro 19:25

Pro 19:25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

Pro 19:26

Pro 19:26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

Pro 19:27

Pro 19:27If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.

Pro 19:28

Pro 19:28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

Pro 19:29

Pro 19:29Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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(19:13)

Hebrew son; also in 19:27.

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