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19:1  Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
19:2  Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
19:3  People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.
19:4  Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away.
19:5  A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
19:6  Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
19:7  The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone.
19:8  To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.
19:10  It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!
19:11  Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
19:12  The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13  A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
19:14  Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
19:15  Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.
19:16  Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.
19:17  If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!
19:18  Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
19:19  Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
19:20  Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
19:21  You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail.
19:22  Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
19:23  Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.
19:24  Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.
19:25  If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
19:26  Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
19:27  If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.
19:28  A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
19:29  Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.