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a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 19
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a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 ¶ It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.
3 ¶ A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 ¶ Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
5 ¶ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.
6 ¶ Many curry favour with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts. 7 A poor man is shunned by all his relatives--how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
8 ¶ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
9 ¶ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.
10 ¶ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury--how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 ¶ A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offence.
12 ¶ A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
13 ¶ A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14 ¶ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 ¶ Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
16 ¶ He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
17 ¶ He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
18 ¶ Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
19 ¶ A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
20 ¶ Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
21 ¶ Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
22 ¶ What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
23 ¶ The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24 ¶ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25 ¶ Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
26 ¶ He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27 ¶ Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 ¶ A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29 ¶ Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.