# Proverbs 19 
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1. Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. 
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2. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. 
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3. When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD. 
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4. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. 
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5. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. 
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6. Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. 
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7. All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. 
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8. Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. 
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9. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. 
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10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. 
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11. Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. 
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12. A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 
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13. A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. 
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14. House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. 
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15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. 
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16. Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. 
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17. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. 
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18. Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. 
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19. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. 
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20. Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. 
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21. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. 
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22. What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. 
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23. The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. 
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24. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. 
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25. Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. 
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26. He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. 
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27. Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. 
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28. A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. 
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29. Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools. 

(ESV)