Sprüche 19

1. ¹Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.
2. ²Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3. ³The foolishness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4. ⁴Wealth addeth many friends; but as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.
5. ⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that breatheth forth lies shall not escape.
6. ⁶Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7. 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.
8. ⁸He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9. ⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that breatheth forth lies shall perish.
10. ¹⁰Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11. ¹¹It is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12. ¹²The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13. ¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14. ¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance of fathers; but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15. ¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16. ¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; but he that despiseth His ways shall die.
17. ¹⁷He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.
18. ¹⁸Chasten thy son, for there is hope; but set not thy heart on his destruction.
19. ¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto.
20. ²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21. ²¹There are many devices in a man's heart; but the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22. ²²The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
23. ²³The fear of the LORD tendeth to life; and he that hath it shall abide satisfied, he shall not be visited with evil.
24. ²⁴The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.
25. ²⁵When thou smitest a scorner, the simple will become prudent; and when one that hath understanding is reproved, he will understand knowledge.
26. ²⁶A son that dealeth shamefully and reproachfully will despoil his father, and chase away his mother.
27. ²⁷Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28. ²⁸An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29. ²⁹Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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