Proverbs 19:16-28

¹⁶He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

¹⁷He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

¹⁸Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

¹⁹A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

²⁰Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

²¹A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

²²The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

²³The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

²⁴The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

²⁵When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

²⁶He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

²⁷A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

²⁸A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.