Jun 9 Prov 19‐21

Jun 9  Prov 19‐21

Proverbs 19-21New King James Version (NKJV)

19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

² Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
And he sins who hastens with his feet.

³ The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.

⁴ Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

⁶ Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
⁷ All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.

¹⁰ Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
Much less for a servant to rule over princes.

¹¹ The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

¹² The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹³ A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

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

¹⁵ Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will suffer hunger.

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who is careless^[a] of his ways will die.

¹⁷ He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

¹⁸ Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart on his destruction.^[b]

¹⁹ A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise in your latter days.

²¹ There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

²² What is desired in a man is kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

²⁴ A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,^[c]
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵ Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

²⁶ He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

²⁷ Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A disreputable witness scorns justice,
And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of fools.

20 Wine is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

² The wrath^[d] of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

³ It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

⁴ The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

⁵ Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

⁶ Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

⁷ The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.

⁸ A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

⁹ Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?

¹⁰ Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

¹¹ Even a child is known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.

¹² The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.

¹³ Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴ “It is good for nothing,”^[e] cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

¹⁵ There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

¹⁶ Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

¹⁷ Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

¹⁸ Plans are established by counsel;
By wise counsel wage war.

¹⁹ He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

²¹ An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
Will not be blessed at the end.

²² Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;
Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

²³ Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.

²⁴ A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?

²⁵ It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
²⁶ A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.

²⁷ The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the inner depths of his heart.^[f]

²⁸ Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.

³⁰ Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.^[g]

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ A haughty look, a proud heart,
And the plowing^[h] of the wicked are sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue
Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.^[i]

⁷ The violence of the wicked will destroy them,^[j]
Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸ The way of a guilty man is perverse;^[k]
But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil;
His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked,
Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.

¹³ Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger,
And a bribe behind the back,^[l] strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁶ A man who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷ He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

¹⁸ The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,
And the unfaithful for the upright.

¹⁹ Better to dwell in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.

²⁰ There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.

²¹ He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

²² A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
And brings down the trusted stronghold.

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.

²⁴ A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.

²⁵ The desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
²⁶ He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous gives and does not spare.

²⁷ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!

²⁸ A false witness shall perish,
But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.

²⁹ A wicked man hardens his face,
But as for the upright, he establishes^[m] his way.

³⁰ There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.

³¹ The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance is of the Lord.