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Proverbs 19 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

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Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity

Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.

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Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,

And he who hurries [fn]his footsteps sins.

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The folly of man subverts his way,

But his heart rages against Yahweh.

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Wealth adds many friends,

But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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A [fn]false witness will not go unpunished,

And he who breathes out lies will not escape.

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Many will seek the favor of a noble man,

And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

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All the brothers of a poor man hate him;

How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!

He pursues them with words, but they are no more.

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He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;

He who keeps discernment will find good.

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A [fn]false witness will not go unpunished,

And he who breathes out lies will perish.

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Luxury is not fitting for a fool;

Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

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A man’s insight makes him slow to anger,

And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.

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The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

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A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

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House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,

But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.

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Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And a slack-handed soul will suffer hunger.

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He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who despises his way will die.

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He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,

And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.

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Discipline your son while there is hope,

And do not [fn]direct your soul to put him to death.

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A man of great wrath will bear the penalty,

For if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

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Listen to counsel and receive discipline,

That you may be wise in [fn]the end of your days.

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Many [fn]thoughts are in a man’s heart,

But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

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What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,

And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.

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The [fn]fear of Yahweh leads to life,

So that one may sleep satisfied, not visited by evil.

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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,

But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,

But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

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He who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee

Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.

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Cease listening, my son, to discipline,

And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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A vile witness scoffs at justice,

And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.

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[fn]Judgments are established for scoffers,

And beatings for the back of fools.

LSB Footnotes
Lit with his feet
Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16
Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16
Lit lift up
Lit your latter end
Or plans
Or reverence
Gr Rods
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