Proverbs 19
1 Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise.
2 It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
3 People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
4 If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
5 A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
7 If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
8 If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.
9 A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
10 It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
12 When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
13 A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
14 You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.
15 Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
17 If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
18 Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
19 People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
21 Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
22 The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
23 Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.
24 Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
25 If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.
26 A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
27 My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
28 A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
