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19:1  Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
19:2  Also, it is not good for the soul to be without knowledge, and he who hastens with his feet sins.
19:3  The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the Lord.
19:4  Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
19:5  A false witness will not be unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape.
19:6  Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
19:7  All the brothers of the poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, yet they abandon him.
19:8  He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.
19:9  A false witness will not be unpunished, and he who speaks lies will perish.
19:10  Delight is not seemly for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
19:11  The discretion of a man defers his 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 favor 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 dripping of water.
19:14  House and riches are the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
19:15  Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
19:16  He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
19:17  He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given.
19:18  Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying.
19:19  A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.
19:20  Hear counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days.
19:21  There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the counsel of the Lord will stand.
19:22  The desire of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
19:23  The fear of the Lord tends to life, and he who has it will abide satisfied; he will not be visited with evil.
19:24  A slothful man hides his hand in his bowl, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
19:25  Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
19:26  He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
19:27  Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.
19:28  An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
19:29  Judgments are prepared for scorners, and beatings for the back of fools.