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19:1  Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that perverse in his lips and is a fool.
19:2  Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
19:3  The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
19:4  Wealth addeth many friends: but the poor is separated from his friend.
19:5  A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
19:6  Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
19:7  All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him! he pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
19:8  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
19:9  A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
19:10  Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
19:11  The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
19:12  The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
19:13  A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
19:14  House and riches are an inheritance from fathers: but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
19:16  He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: but he that is careless of his ways shall die.
19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.
19:18  Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.
19:19  A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
19:21  There are many devices in a man's heart; but the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
19:22  The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
19:23  The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
19:24  The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
19:25  smite a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
19:26  He that spoileth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
19:27  Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to err from the words of knowledge.
19:28  A worthless witness mocketh at judgment: and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
19:29  Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.