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Proverbs 19 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Pro 19:1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Pro 19:2It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way.
Pro 19:3When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
Pro 19:4Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Pro 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.
Pro 19:6Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Pro 19:7All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
Pro 19:8He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.
Pro 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
Pro 19:10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Pro 19:11Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Pro 19:12A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
Pro 19:13A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Pro 19:14House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Pro 19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
Pro 19:16He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.
Pro 19:17He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
Pro 19:18Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.
Pro 19:19A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Pro 19:20Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Pro 19:21Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established.
Pro 19:22What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Pro 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
Pro 19:24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Pro 19:25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Pro 19:26He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Pro 19:27Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Pro 19:28A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
Pro 19:29Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools.
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