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19:1  Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
19:2  Desire without knowledge is not good-- how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
19:3  A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.
19:4  Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
19:5  A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
19:6  Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
19:7  The poor are shunned by all their relatives-- how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
19:8  The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
19:10  It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
19:11  A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense.
19:12  A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13  A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
19:14  Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
19:15  Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
19:16  Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
19:17  Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
19:18  Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
19:19  A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
19:20  Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
19:21  Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
19:22  What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
19:23  The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
19:24  A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
19:25  Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
19:26  Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
19:27  Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
19:28  A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
19:29  Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.