Thematic Bible
Proverbs 19:1 (show verse)
Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse {in his speech} and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:2 (show verse)
Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.
Proverbs 19:3 (show verse)
As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
Proverbs 19:4 (show verse)
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
Proverbs 19:5 (show verse)
A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:6 (show verse)
Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone [is] the friend of a man of gifts.
Proverbs 19:7 (show verse)
All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.
Proverbs 19:8 (show verse)
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.
Proverbs 19:9 (show verse)
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 19:10 (show verse)
For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, [any] more [than it is] for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:11 (show verse)
The understanding of a person makes him slow to his {anger}, and his glory overlooks offense.
Proverbs 19:12 (show verse)
The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:13 (show verse)
A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
Proverbs 19:14 (show verse)
A house and wealth [are] an inheritance [from] fathers, but from Yahweh [comes] a woman who is prudent.
Proverbs 19:15 (show verse)
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:16 (show verse)
He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
Proverbs 19:17 (show verse)
He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
Proverbs 19:18 (show verse)
Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.
Proverbs 19:19 (show verse)
A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue [him], you will do [it] yet again.
Proverbs 19:20 (show verse)
Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.
Proverbs 19:21 (show verse)
Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
Proverbs 19:22 (show verse)
The craving of a man [is] his steadfast loyalty, and [it is] better [to be] poor than a {liar}.
Proverbs 19:23 (show verse)
Fear of Yahweh [leads] to life; he who is filled [with it] will rest--he will not suffer harm.
Proverbs 19:24 (show verse)
A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 19:25 (show verse)
The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent [and] he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26 (show verse)
He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, [is] a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:27 (show verse)
Cease to listen to instruction, my child, {and you will stray} from sayings of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:28 (show verse)
A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
Proverbs 19:29 (show verse)
Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.