19Proverbs 19

1It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.Select Proverbs 19:1

2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble.Select Proverbs 19:2

3Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the Lord.Select Proverbs 19:3

4Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.Select Proverbs 19:4

5If you tell lies in court, you will be punished—there will be no escape.Select Proverbs 19:5

6Everyone tries to gain the favor of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favors.Select Proverbs 19:6

7Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.Select Proverbs 19:7

8Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.Select Proverbs 19:8

9No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.Select Proverbs 19:9

10Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen.Select Proverbs 19:10

11If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.Select Proverbs 19:11

12The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.Select Proverbs 19:12

13Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip.Select Proverbs 19:13

14A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the Lord can give him a sensible wife.Select Proverbs 19:14

15Go ahead and be lazy; sleep on, but you will go hungry.Select Proverbs 19:15

16Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.Select Proverbs 19:16

17When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.Select Proverbs 19:17

18Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.Select Proverbs 19:18

19If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.Select Proverbs 19:19

20If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.Select Proverbs 19:20

21People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord's will is going to be done.Select Proverbs 19:21

22It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.Select Proverbs 19:22

23Obey the Lord and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.Select Proverbs 19:23

24Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.Select Proverbs 19:24

25Arrogance should be punished, so that people who don't know any better can learn a lesson. If you are wise, you will learn when you are corrected.Select Proverbs 19:25

26Only a shameful, disgraceful person would mistreat his father or turn his mother away from his home.Select Proverbs 19:26

27My child, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know.Select Proverbs 19:27

28There is no justice where a witness is determined to hurt someone. Wicked people love the taste of evil.Select Proverbs 19:28

29A conceited fool is sure to get a beating.Select Proverbs 19:29