  THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
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  19:1  Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than 
        [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  19:2  Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; 
        and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

  19:3  The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth 
        against the LORD.

  19:4  Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his 
        neighbour.

  19:5  A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh 
        lies shall not escape.

  19:6  Many will entreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is]  
        a friend to him that giveth gifts.

  19:7  All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his 
        friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] 
        they [are] wanting [to him].

  19:8  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth 
        understanding shall find good.

  19:9  A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh 
        lies shall perish.

  19:10  Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to 
         have rule over princes.

  19:11  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his 
         glory to pass over a transgression.

  19:12  The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his 
         favour [is] as dew upon the grass.

  19:13  A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the 
         contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

  19:14  House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a 
         prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

  19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul 
         shall suffer hunger.

  19:16  He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] 
         he that despiseth his ways shall die.

  19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and  
         that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  19:18  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul 
         spare for his crying.

  19:19  A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou 
         deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.

  19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be 
         wise in thy latter end.

  19:21  [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the 
         counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

  19:22  The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] 
         better than a liar.

  19:23  The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] 
         shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  19:24  A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not 
         so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  19:25  Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one 
         that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

  19:26  He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, 
         [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

  19:27  Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err 
         from the words of knowledge.

  19:28  An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the 
         wicked devoureth iniquity.

  19:29  Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back 
         of fools.



