Pro 19 | NASB2020 | STEP | Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool .

Proverbs 19

On Life and Conduct

1 ^aBetter is a poor person who ^bwalks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in ^{▼▼Lit his lips}speech and is a fool.
2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries ^{▼▼Lit with his feet
,} ^ehis footsteps ^{▼▼Lit sins}errs.
3 The ^gfoolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart ^hrages against the Lord.
4 ⁱWealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.
5 A ^jfalse witness will not go unpunished,
And one who ^kdeclares lies will not escape.
6 ^lMany will seek the favor of a ^{▼▼Or noble}generous person,
And every person is a friend to ⁿhim who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his ^ofriends abandon him!
He ^ppursues them with words, but they are ^{▼▼Lit not}gone.
8 One who gets ^{▼▼Lit heart}wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will ^sfind good.
9 A ^tfalse witness will not go unpunished,
And one who declares lies will perish.
10 Luxury is ^unot fitting for a fool;
Much less for a ^vslave to rule over princes.
11 A person’s ^wdiscretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory ^xto overlook an offense.
12 A ^yking’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like ^zdew on the grass.
13 A ^aafoolish son is destruction to his father,
And the ^abquarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
14 House and wealth are an ^acinheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 ^adLaziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And ^{▼▼Lit an idle}a lazy ^{▼▼Lit soul}person will suffer hunger.
16 One who ^agkeeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who ^{▼▼Lit despises}is careless of ^{▼▼Lit ways}conduct will die.
17 One who ^ajis gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his ^{▼▼Or benefits
,} ^algood deed.
18 ^amDiscipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire ^{▼▼Lit causing him to die}his death.
19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
20 ^aoListen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise ^{▼▼Lit in your latter end}the rest of your days.
21 Many ^aqplans are in a person’s heart,
But the ^aradvice of the Lord will stand.
22 What is desirable in a person is his ^{▼▼Or loyalty}kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
23 ^{▼▼Or Reverence for}The ^aufear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep ^avsatisfied, ^{▼▼Lit not visited
,} ^axuntouched by evil.
24 The ^{▼▼Lit idle person
,} ^azlazy one buries his hand ^bain the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 ^bbStrike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But ^bcrebuke one who has understanding, and he will ^{▼▼Lit discern}gain knowledge.
26 He ^bewho assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked ^{▼▼Another reading is pours out
,} ^bgswallows wrongdoing.
29 ^{▼▼LXX Rods}Judgments are prepared for ^biscoffers,
And ^bjbeatings for the backs of fools.