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Proverbs 19 (NIV2010)

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¹ Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. ² ³ A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD. ⁴ Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them. ⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free. ⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts. ⁷ ⁸ The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. ⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish. ¹⁰ ¹¹ A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense. ¹² A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. ¹³ A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. 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 go hungry. ¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. ¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. ¹⁸ Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death. ¹⁹ A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again. ²⁰ Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ²¹ Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. ²² What a person 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 A 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 the discerning, and they will gain knowledge. ²⁶ Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child 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.