Proverbs 19 NKJV

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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/proverbs/19.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>The Fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> Leads to Life</span></h3><div class="poetry"><p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Prov-19-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Better <i>is</i> the poor who walks in his integrity</span></span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-1">Than <i>one who is</i> perverse in his lips, and is a fool.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Also it is not good <i>for</i> a soul <i>to be</i> without knowledge,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-2">And he sins who hastens with <i>his</i> feet.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The foolishness of a man twists his way,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-3">And his heart frets against the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Wealth makes many friends,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-4">But the poor is separated from his friend.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A false witness will not go unpunished,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-5">And <i>he who</i> speaks lies will not escape.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Many entreat the favor of the nobility,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-6">And every man <i>is</i> a friend to one who gives gifts.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>All the brothers of the poor hate him;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-7">How much more do his friends go far from him!</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-7">He may pursue <i>them with</i> words, <i>yet</i> they <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span>abandon <i>him.</i></span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He who gets <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span>wisdom loves his own soul;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-8">He who keeps understanding will find good.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A false witness will not go unpunished,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-9">And <i>he who</i> speaks lies shall perish.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Luxury is not fitting for a fool,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-10">Much less for a servant to rule over princes.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-11">And his glory <i>is</i> to overlook a transgression.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The king’s wrath <i>is</i> like the roaring of a lion,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-12">But his favor <i>is</i> like dew on the grass.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>A foolish son <i>is</i> the ruin of his father,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-13">And the contentions of a wife <i>are</i> a continual <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>dripping.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Houses and riches <i>are</i> an inheritance from fathers,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-14">But a prudent wife <i>is</i> from the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Laziness casts <i>one</i> into a deep sleep,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-15">And an idle person will suffer hunger.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-16"><i>But</i> he who <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span>is careless of his ways will die.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He who has pity on the poor lends to the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-17">And He will pay back what he has given.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Chasten your son while there is hope,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-18">And do not set your heart <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>on his destruction.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><i>A man of</i> great wrath will suffer punishment;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-19">For if you rescue <i>him,</i> you will have to do it again.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Listen to counsel and receive instruction,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-20">That you may be wise in your latter days.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>There are many plans in a man’s heart,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-21">Nevertheless the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>’s counsel—that will stand.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>What is desired in a man is <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>kindness,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-22">And a poor man is better than a liar.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> <i>leads</i> to life,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-23">And <i>he who has it</i> will abide in satisfaction;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-23">He will not be visited with evil.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A lazy <i>man</i> buries his hand in the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span>bowl,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-24">And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-25">Rebuke one who has understanding, <i>and</i> he will discern knowledge.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>He who mistreats <i>his</i> father <i>and</i> chases away <i>his</i> mother</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-26"><i>Is</i> a son who causes shame and brings reproach.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Cease listening to instruction, my son,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-27">And you will stray from the words of knowledge.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span>disreputable witness scorns justice,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-28">And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/19-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Judgments are prepared for scoffers,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-19-29">And beatings for the backs of fools.</span></p></div> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-16933a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:7">Proverbs 19:7</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>are not</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16934b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:8">Proverbs 19:8</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>heart</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16939c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:13">Proverbs 19:13</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Irritation</span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16942d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:16">Proverbs 19:16</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Is reckless, lit. <i>despises</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16944e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:18">Proverbs 19:18</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>to put him to death;</i> a Jewish tradition <i>on his crying</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16948f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:22">Proverbs 19:22</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>lovingkindness</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16950g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:24">Proverbs 19:24</span> <span class='footnote-text'>LXX, Syr. <i>bosom;</i> Tg., Vg. <i>armpit</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16954h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 19:28">Proverbs 19:28</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>witness of Belial, worthless witness</i></span></li></ol></div> </span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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