Proverbs 19
1A poor man who walks with honor is better than a fool who is sinful in his speaking.
2It is not good for a person to be without much learning, and he who hurries with his feet rushes into sin.
3The foolish acts of man make his way bad, and his heart is angry toward the Lord.
4Riches add many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will not get away.
6Many will ask for the favor of a man who gives much, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7All the brothers of a poor man hate him. How much more do his friends go far from him! He runs to them with words, but they are gone.
8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding will find good.
9A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will be lost.
10It is not right for a fool to live in great comfort, and for sure, for a servant to rule over rulers.
11A man's understanding makes him slow to anger. It is to his honor to forgive and forget a wrong done to him.
12The king's anger is like the noise of a lion, but his favor is like morning water upon the grass.
13A foolish son destroys his father. The arguing of a wife is like water falling drop by drop all the time.
14House and riches are handed down from fathers, but an understanding wife is from the Lord.
15Being lazy makes one go into a deep sleep, and a lazy man will suffer from being hungry.
16He who keeps God's Word keeps his soul, but he who is not careful of his ways will die.
17He who shows kindness to a poor man gives to the Lord and He will pay him in return for his good act.
18Punish your son if he needs it while there is hope, and do not worry about his crying.
19An angry man will suffer punishment. For if you save him from his trouble, you will only have to do it again.
20Listen to words about what you should do, and take your punishment if you need it, so that you may be wise the rest of your days.
21There are many plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's plan that will stand.
22What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
23The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will sleep well, and will not be touched by sin.
24The lazy man buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
25Hit a man who laughs at the truth, and the foolish may become wise. But speak strong words to one who has understanding, and he will get more learning.
26He who hurts his father and puts his mother out of the house is a son who causes much shame.
27My son, stop listening to teaching that will cause you to turn away from the words of much learning.
28A man without worth who tells all he knows laughs at what is right and fair, and the mouth of the sinful spreads wrong.
29Ways of punishing are made ready for those who laugh at the truth, and beatings are for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20
1Wine makes people act in a foolish way. Strong drink starts fights. Whoever is fooled by it is not wise.
2The anger of a king is like the noise of a lion. He who makes him angry gives up his own life.
3It is an honor for a man to keep away from fighting, but any fool will argue.
4The lazy man does not plow before winter. So he begs during gathering time and has nothing.
5The plan in a man's heart is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding gets it out.
6Many men tell about their own loving and good ways but who can find a faithful man?
7How happy are the sons of a man who is right with God and walks in honor!
8A king who sits on his throne to judge finds out all sin with his eyes.
9Who can say, 'I have made my heart clean, and I am pure from my sin?'
10The Lord hates the use of tools that lie about how heavy or how long something is.
11A young man makes himself known by his actions and proves if his ways are pure and right.
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye were both made by the Lord.
13Do not love sleep, or you will become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be filled with food.
14'It is bad, it is bad,' says the one who buys, but when he goes away, he talks much about his good buy.
15There is gold and many stones of great worth, but the lips of much learning are worth more.
16Take a man's coat when he has given himself as trust for what a stranger owes. And hold him to his promise when he gives himself as trust for what the people from other lands owe.
17Bread a man gets by lying is sweet to him, but later his mouth will be filled with sand.
18Make plans by listening to what others have to say, and make war by listening to the leading of wise men.
19He who goes about talking to hurt people makes secrets known. So do not be with those who talk about others.
20If a son talks against his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in the time of darkness.
21A large gift received at one time in a hurry will not bring good in the end.
22Do not say, 'I will punish wrongdoing.' Wait on the Lord, and He will take care of it.
23Giving the wrong weight is hated by the Lord. And weighing something wrong is not good.
24A man's steps are decided by the Lord. How can anyone understand his own way?
25It is a trap for a man to say without thinking, 'It is holy,' and then later think more about what he has promised.
26A wise king puts the sinful aside and crushes the grain over them.
27The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord. It shows all the inside parts of his heart.
28A king will stay in power as long as he is faithful and true. He can stay on his throne if he does what is right and good.
29The honor of young men is their strength. And the honor of old men is their hair turning white.
30Beatings that hurt clean away sin. And beatings make even the inside parts clean.
Proverbs 21
1The heart of the king is like rivers of water in the hand of the Lord. He turns it where He wishes.
2Every man's way is right in his own eyes, but the Lord knows the hearts.
3To do what is right and good and fair is more pleasing to the Lord than gifts given on the altar in worship.
4Eyes lifted high and a proud heart is sin and is the lamp of the sinful.
5The plans of those who do their best lead only to having all they need, but all who are in a hurry come only to want.
6Getting riches by a lying tongue is like a passing cloud, and leads to death.
7The way the sinful hurt others will draw them away, because they will not do what is right and fair.
8The way of a guilty man is sinful, but the actions of the pure man are right.
9It is better to live in a corner of a roof than in a house shared with an arguing woman.
10The soul of the sinful has a desire for what is bad. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11When the man who laughs at the truth is punished, the fool becomes wise. When a wise man is taught, he gets much learning.
12The One Who is right and good thinks about the house of the sinful, and the sinful are thrown down to be destroyed.
13He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be answered.
14A gift in secret quiets anger. A gift from the heart quiets strong anger.
15When what is right and fair is done, it is a joy for those who are right with God. But it fills the sinful with fear.
16A man who goes away from the way of understanding will rest in the gathering of the dead.
17He who loves only fun will become a poor man. He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
18The sinful man is the price given for the man who is right with God, the man who is not faithful for the faithful man.
19It is better to live in a desert land than with a woman who argues and causes trouble.
20There are riches and oil of great worth in the house of the wise, but a foolish man swallows them up.
21He who follows what is right and loving and kind finds life, righting with God and honor.
22A wise man goes over the city walls of the powerful, and brings down the strong-place in which they trust.
23He who watches over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24'Proud,' 'Self' and 'One who laughs at the truth' are the names of the man who acts without respect and is proud.
25The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands will not work.
26He is filled with desire all day long, but the man who is right with God gives all he can.
27The gift given on an altar in worship by the sinful is a hated thing. How much more when he brings it for the wrong reason!
28A person who tells a lie about someone else will be lost, but the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
29A sinful man's face shows he is pretending, but a good man is sure of himself.
30There is no wisdom and no understanding and no words that can stand against the Lord.
31The horse is made ready for war, but winning the fight belongs to the Lord.
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