Proverbs 19:9-29

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished, And he that speaketh lies shall perish.

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

¹¹A man of understanding is slow to anger; Yea, it is his glory to pass over an offence.

¹²The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.

¹³A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his life; But he that neglecteth his ways shall die.

¹⁷He who hath pity on the poor lendeth to the LORD, And that which he giveth will he repay him.

¹⁸Chasten thy son because there is hope, But let not thy soul desire to slay him.

¹⁹A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if thou deliver him, yet must thou do it again.

²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That thou mayst be wise in thy latter years.

²¹Many are the devices in the heart of a man; But the purpose of the LORD, that shall stand.

²²The charm of a man is his kindness; And better is a poor man than a liar.

²³The fear of the LORD tendeth to life, And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

²⁴The slothful man dippeth his hand into the dish: He doth not bring it back even to his mouth.

²⁵Strike the scoffer, and the simple will become prudent; Reprove a man of understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

²⁶The son that causeth shame and disgrace doeth violence to his father, And chaseth away his mother.

²⁷Cease, my son, to listen to the instruction That causeth thee to wander from the words of knowledge!

²⁸A worthless witness scoffeth at justice, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

²⁹Punishments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.