Proverbs 19:2-17

²Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

³The foolishness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

⁴Wealth addeth many friends; but as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that breatheth forth lies shall not escape.

⁶Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷All the brethren of the poor do hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.

⁸He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that breatheth forth lies shall perish.

¹⁰Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹It is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¹²The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance of fathers; but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; but he that despiseth His ways shall die.

¹⁷He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.