{"id":22801,"date":"2025-11-24T12:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.brandonlavere.com\/pw\/bible-chapter\/proverbs-19\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:03:04","slug":"proverbs-19","status":"publish","type":"bible_chapter","link":"https:\/\/dev.brandonlavere.com\/pw\/bible-chapter\/proverbs-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Proverbs 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1<\/strong> Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<\/strong> Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong> The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong> Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5<\/strong> A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong> Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7<\/strong> All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8<\/strong> He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9<\/strong> A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10<\/strong> Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11<\/strong> The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12<\/strong> The king&#039;s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13<\/strong> A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14<\/strong> House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15<\/strong> Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16<\/strong> He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17<\/strong> He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18<\/strong> Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19<\/strong> A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20<\/strong> Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21<\/strong> There are many devices in a man&#039;s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22<\/strong> That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23<\/strong> The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24<\/strong> The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25<\/strong> Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26<\/strong> He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27<\/strong> Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>28<\/strong> A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>29<\/strong> Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"iawp_total_views":0},"tags":[171,170,173,206],"class_list":["post-22801","bible_chapter","type-bible_chapter","status-publish","hentry","tag-asv","tag-bible","tag-old-testament","tag-proverbs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Proverbs Chapter 19 - Easy To Understand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read Proverbs Chapter 19 and share your prayer request. 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