| 章 |
| 19:1 |
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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| 19:2 |
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
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| 19:3 |
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
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| 19:4 |
Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
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| 19:5 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
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| 19:6 |
Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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| 19:7 |
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.
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| 19:8 |
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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| 19:9 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
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| 19:10 |
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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| 19:11 |
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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| 19:12 |
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
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| 19:13 |
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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| 19:14 |
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
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| 19:15 |
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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| 19:16 |
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.
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| 19:17 |
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
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| 19:18 |
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
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| 19:19 |
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.
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| 19:20 |
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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| 19:21 |
There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
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| 19:22 |
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
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| 19:23 |
The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
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| 19:24 |
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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| 19:25 |
Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
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| 19:26 |
He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
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| 19:27 |
Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
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| 19:28 |
A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
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| 19:29 |
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
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