Proverbs 19:1-9

¹Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.

²It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.

³People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.

⁴If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.

⁵A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.

⁶Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.

⁷If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.

⁸If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.

⁹A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.