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Proverbs 19 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2 Also, it is not good to have desire without knowledge and the one who runs too fast misses the path.
2 It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
3 A person's folly ruins his life and his heart rages against Yahweh.
3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
4 Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friends.
4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
6 Many will ask for a favor from a generous person and everyone is a friend of the one who gives gifts.
6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends who go far away from him! He calls out to them, but they are gone.
7 All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding will find what is good.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, but the one who breathes out lies will perish.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— much less for a slave to rule over princes.
10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 Discretion makes a person slow to anger and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
15 Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep, but the one not willing to work will go hungry.
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 The one who obeys the command guards his life, but the person who does not think about his ways will die.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh and he will repay him for what he has done.
17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
18 Discipline your son while there is hope and do not set your desire on putting him to death.
18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it a second time.
19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, so you may become wise by the end of your life.
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will stand.
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
22 Loyalty is what a person desires and a poor person is better than a liar.
22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
23 Honor for Yahweh leads people to life; anyone who has it will be satisfied and not afflicted by harm.
23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back up to his mouth.
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Strike a mocker, and the naive person will become prudent; discipline one who is discerning, and he will gain knowledge.
25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 The one who robs his father and chases his mother away is a son who brings shame and reproach.
26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready for mockers and flogging for the backs of fools.
29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 16:8; Matthew 16:26; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 14:2
- 2 Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 29:20; Philippians 1:9; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Isaiah 28:16
- 3 Revelation 16:9–11; Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 11:3; 1 Samuel 22:13–23; 2 Chronicles 16:9–10
- 4 Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 19:6–7; Luke 15:13–15; Job 19:13–17; Proverbs 10:15
- 5 Proverbs 21:28; Proverbs 6:19; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 19:9; Daniel 6:24
- 6 Proverbs 29:26; Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 17:8; Genesis 42:6; Romans 6:23
- 7 Psalm 88:8; Proverbs 18:23; 1 John 3:17–18; Psalm 38:11; Proverbs 19:4
- 8 Proverbs 16:20; Proverbs 8:35–36; Proverbs 4:6; Proverbs 3:18; 1 Peter 3:10
- 9 Revelation 22:15; Proverbs 19:5; Revelation 19:20; 2 Peter 2:1–3; Revelation 21:8
- 10 Proverbs 30:21–22; Proverbs 26:1; Luke 16:19; Luke 16:23; James 4:9
- 11 Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 14:29; James 1:19; Colossians 3:12–13; Proverbs 15:18
- 12 Hosea 14:5; Proverbs 20:2; Luke 12:4–5; Proverbs 16:14–15; Proverbs 28:15
- 13 Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 27:15; Proverbs 25:24; Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 17:21
- 14 Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 3:6; James 1:17
- 15 Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 20:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; Proverbs 6:9–10; Romans 13:11–12
- 16 Proverbs 13:13; Luke 10:28; 1 John 5:3; Luke 11:28; 1 John 3:22
- 17 Proverbs 28:27; Hebrews 6:10; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6–8; Matthew 25:40
- 18 Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 23:13–14; Hebrews 12:7–10
- 19 Proverbs 25:28; 1 Samuel 24:17–22; Proverbs 29:22; 2 Samuel 16:5–6; Proverbs 22:24–25
- 20 Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 8:34–35; Proverbs 2:1–9; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 4:1
- 21 Proverbs 16:9; Isaiah 14:24; Proverbs 16:1; Psalm 33:10–11; Isaiah 46:10
- 22 2 Corinthians 8:12; 2 Chronicles 6:8; Mark 14:6–8; Mark 12:41–44; Proverbs 19:1
- 23 Matthew 5:6; Proverbs 14:26–27; Isaiah 58:10–11; Proverbs 12:21; 1 Timothy 4:8
- 24 Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 6:9–10; Proverbs 26:13–16; Proverbs 24:30–34; Proverbs 19:15
- 25 Proverbs 21:11; Proverbs 17:10; Revelation 3:19; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 9:8–10
- 26 Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 28:24; Proverbs 30:17; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 17:25
- 27 1 Timothy 6:3–5; Mark 4:24; 1 John 4:1; Proverbs 14:7; Matthew 7:15
- 28 Job 15:16; Luke 18:2–4; Acts 6:11–13; Job 34:7; 1 Kings 21:13
- 29 Proverbs 26:3; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 9:12; 2 Peter 3:3–7; Acts 13:40–41
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For even as God does not need our possessions, so do we need to offer something to God; as Solomon says: "He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord." For God, who stands in need of nothing, takes our good works to Himself for this purpose, that He may grant us a recompense of His own good …
He Himself hath said, "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth to God." Thou hast lent to God: put it to His account.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For "he that showeth mercy to a poor man," it is said, "lendeth to the Lord." He gave thee also an earnest, and bail, and this being God!
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)