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19:1  Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
19:2  Ignorant desire isn’t good; rushing feet make mistakes.
19:3  People’s own folly corrupts their way, but their hearts rage against the Lord.
19:4  Riches increase one’s friends, but the poor lose their friends.
19:5  A false witness won’t go unpunished, and a liar won’t escape.
19:6  Many seek favor from rulers; everyone befriends a gift giver.
19:7  All the relatives of the poor hate them; even more, their friends stay far from them. When they pursue them with words, they aren’t there.
19:8  Those who acquire good sense love themselves; those who keep understanding find success.
19:9  False witnesses won’t go unpunished, and liars will perish.
19:10  Luxury isn’t fitting for a fool; even less so for a servant to rule over princes.
19:11  Insightful people restrain their anger; their glory is to ignore an offense.
19:12  A raging king roars like a lion; his favor is like the dew on the grass.
19:13  A foolish son is a disaster to his father; a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
19:14  House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors, but an insightful wife is from the Lord.
19:15  Laziness brings on deep sleep; a slacker goes hungry.
19:16  Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives; those who disregard their ways will die.
19:17  Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord, and the Lord will fully repay them.
19:18  Discipline your children while there is hope, but don’t plan to kill them.
19:19  Angry people must pay the penalty; if you rescue them, then you will have to do it again.
19:20  Listen to advice and accept instruction, so you might grow wise in the future.
19:21  Many plans are in a person’s mind, but the Lord’s purpose will succeed.
19:22  People long for trustworthiness; it is better to be poor than a liar.
19:23  The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by harm.
19:24  Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl; they won’t even put it to their mouth.
19:25  Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever; correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
19:26  Those who assault their father and drive out their mother are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach.
19:27  If, my child, you stop listening to discipline, you will wander away from words of knowledge.
19:28  A worthless witness mocks justice; the wicked mouth gulps down trouble.
19:29  Punishments were made for mockers, and blows for the backs of fools.