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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Proverbs 19 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/19.htm" 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fool.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;</p><p class="line2">haste makes mistakes.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>People ruin their lives by their own foolishness</p><p class="line2">and then are angry at the LORD.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Wealth makes many “friends”;</p><p class="line2">poverty drives them all away.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A false witness will not go unpunished,</p><p class="line2">nor will a liar escape.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Many seek favors from a ruler;</p><p class="line2">everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The relatives of the poor despise them;</p><p class="line2">how much more will their friends avoid them!</p><p class="line1">Though the poor plead with them,</p><p class="line2">their friends are gone.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;</p><p class="line2">people who cherish understanding will prosper.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A false witness will not go unpunished,</p><p class="line2">and a liar will be destroyed.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury</p><p class="line2">or for a slave to rule over princes!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Sensible people control their temper;</p><p class="line2">they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,</p><p class="line2">but his favor is like dew on the grass.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>A foolish child<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> is a calamity to a father;</p><p class="line2">a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,</p><p class="line2">but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Lazy people sleep soundly,</p><p class="line2">but idleness leaves them hungry.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Keep the commandments and keep your life;</p><p class="line2">despising them leads to death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD—</p><p class="line2">and he will repay you!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Discipline your children while there is hope.</p><p class="line2">Otherwise you will ruin their lives.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.</p><p class="line2">If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Get all the advice and instruction you can,</p><p class="line2">so you will be wise the rest of your life.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>You can make many plans,</p><p class="line2">but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Loyalty makes a person attractive.</p><p class="line2">It is better to be poor than dishonest.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Fear of the LORD leads to life,</p><p class="line2">bringing security and protection from harm.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Lazy people take food in their hand</p><p class="line2">but don’t even lift it to their mouth.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;</p><p class="line2">if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother</p><p class="line2">are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>If you stop listening to instruction, my child,</p><p class="line2">you will turn your back on knowledge.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;</p><p class="line2">the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Punishment is made for mockers,</p><p class="line2">and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">19:13 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">son;</span><span class="ft"> also in 19:27.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by 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