Proverbs 19 : 1 (NLT)
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
Proverbs 19 : 2 (NLT)
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
Proverbs 19 : 3 (NLT)
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.
Proverbs 19 : 4 (NLT)
Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away.
Proverbs 19 : 5 (NLT)
A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
Proverbs 19 : 6 (NLT)
Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
Proverbs 19 : 7 (NLT)
The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone.
Proverbs 19 : 8 (NLT)
To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 19 : 9 (NLT)
A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.
Proverbs 19 : 10 (NLT)
It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19 : 11 (NLT)
Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
Proverbs 19 : 12 (NLT)
The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19 : 13 (NLT)
A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
Proverbs 19 : 14 (NLT)
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
Proverbs 19 : 15 (NLT)
Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.
Proverbs 19 : 16 (NLT)
Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.
Proverbs 19 : 17 (NLT)
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD-- and he will repay you!
Proverbs 19 : 18 (NLT)
Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Proverbs 19 : 19 (NLT)
Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19 : 20 (NLT)
Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
Proverbs 19 : 21 (NLT)
You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 19 : 22 (NLT)
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 19 : 23 (NLT)
Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.
Proverbs 19 : 24 (NLT)
Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.
Proverbs 19 : 25 (NLT)
If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Proverbs 19 : 26 (NLT)
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
Proverbs 19 : 27 (NLT)
If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.
Proverbs 19 : 28 (NLT)
A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
Proverbs 19 : 29 (NLT)
Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
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