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Proverbs 19
On Life And Conduct

Proverbs Chapter 19 • Daily Reading by Pastor Chopper Ward


Proverbs 19
King James Version

1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.​

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge,
it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.​

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way:
and his heart fretteth against the Lord.​

4 Wealth maketh many friends;
but the poor is separated from his neighbour.​

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.​

6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince:
and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.​
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
how much more do his friends go far from him?
he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.​

8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:
he that keepeth understanding shall find good.​

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.​

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool;
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.​

11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.​

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
but his favour is as dew upon the grass.​

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father:
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.​

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers:
and a prudent wife is from the Lord.​

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.​

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
but he that despiseth his ways shall die.​

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord;
and that which he hath given will he pay him again.​

18 Chasten thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying.​

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.​

20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.​

21 There are many devices in a man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.​

22 The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar.​

23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life:
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied;
he shall not be visited with evil.​

24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.​

25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware:
and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.​

26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother,
is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.​

27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.​

28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment:
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.​

29 Judgments are prepared for scorners,
and stripes for the back of fools.


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