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# Proverbs 19 (New King James Version)
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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
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##### Chapter 19
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###### 1 Better _is_ the poor who walks in his integrity
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Than _one who is_ perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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###### 2 Also it is not good _for_ a soul _to be_ without knowledge,
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And he sins who hastens with _his_ feet.
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###### 3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,
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And his heart frets against the Lord.
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###### 4 Wealth makes many friends,
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But the poor is separated from his friend.
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###### 5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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And _he who_ speaks lies will not escape.
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###### 6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
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And every man _is_ a friend to one who gives gifts.
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###### 7 All the brothers of the poor hate him;
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How much more do his friends go far from him!
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He may pursue _them with_ words, _yet_ they abandon _him._
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###### 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
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He who keeps understanding will find good.
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###### 9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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And _he who_ speaks lies shall perish.
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###### 10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
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Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
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###### 11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
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And his glory _is_ to overlook a transgression.
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###### 12 The king's wrath _is_ like the roaring of a lion,
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But his favor _is_ like dew on the grass.
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###### 13 A foolish son _is_ the ruin of his father,
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And the contentions of a wife _are_ a continual dripping.
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###### 14 Houses and riches _are_ an inheritance from fathers,
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But a prudent wife _is_ from the Lord.
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###### 15 Laziness casts _one_ into a deep sleep,
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And an idle person will suffer hunger.
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###### 16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
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_But_ he who is careless of his ways will die.
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###### 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
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And He will pay back what he has given.
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###### 18 Chasten your son while there is hope,
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And do not set your heart on his destruction.
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###### 19 _A man of_ great wrath will suffer punishment;
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For if you rescue _him,_ you will have to do it again.
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###### 20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
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That you may be wise in your latter days.
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###### 21 There are many plans in a man's heart,
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Nevertheless the Lord's counsel--that will stand.
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###### 22 What is desired in a man is kindness,
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And a poor man is better than a liar.
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###### 23 The fear of the Lord _leads_ to life,
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And _he who has it_ will abide in satisfaction;
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He will not be visited with evil.
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###### 24 A lazy _man_ buries his hand in the bowl,
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And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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###### 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
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Rebuke one who has understanding, _and_ he will discern knowledge.
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###### 26 He who mistreats _his_ father _and_ chases away _his_ mother
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_Is_ a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
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###### 27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
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And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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###### 28 A disreputable witness scorns justice,
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And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
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###### 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
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And beatings for the backs of fools.
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