Proverbs 19:16-28

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment of God, keepeth his soul; but he that chargeth not or despiseth his way, shall be slain.

¹⁷He that hath mercy on a poor man, lendeth to the Lord; and he shall yield his while to him.

¹⁸Teach thy son, and despair thou not; but set or put thou not thy soul to the slaying of him.

¹⁹Forsooth he that is unpatient, shall suffer harm; and when he hath ravished, he shall lay to another thing.

²⁰Hear thou counsel, and take thou doctrine; that thou be wise in thy last things.

²¹Many thoughts there be in the heart of a man; but the will of the Lord shall dwell.

²²A needy man is merciful; and better is a poor just or rightwise man, than a man liar.

²³Dread of the Lord leadeth to life; and he that dreadeth God shall dwell in plenty, without visiting of the worst or without full evil visiting.

²⁴A slow man hideth his hand under his armpit, and putteth it not to his mouth.

²⁵When a man full of pestilence is beaten, a fool shall be the wiser. If thou blamest a wise man, he shall understand teaching.

²⁶He that tormenteth his father, and fleeth from his mother, shall be full of evil fame, and shall be cursed.

²⁷Son, cease thou not to hear teaching; and know thou the words of knowing.

²⁸A wicked witness scorneth doom; and the mouth of unpious men devoureth wickedness.