19:1   It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.

19:2   Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble.

19:3   Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.

19:4   Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.

19:5   If you tell lies in court, you will be punished---there will be no escape.

19:6   Everyone tries to gain the favor of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favors.

19:7   Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.

19:8   Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.

19:9   No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed.

19:10   Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen.

19:11   If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.

19:12   The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.

19:13   Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip.

19:14   A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the LORD can give him a sensible wife.

19:15   Go ahead and be lazy; sleep on, but you will go hungry.

19:16   Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.

19:17   When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.

19:18   Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.

19:19   If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.

19:20   If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.

19:21   People may plan all kinds of things, but the LORD's will is going to be done.

19:22   It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.

19:23   Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.

19:24   Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.

19:25   Arrogance should be punished, so that people who don't know any better can learn a lesson. If you are wise, you will learn when you are corrected.

19:26   Only a shameful, disgraceful person would mistreat his father or turn his mother away from his home.

19:27   My child, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know.

19:28   There is no justice where a witness is determined to hurt someone. Wicked people love the taste of evil.

19:29   A conceited fool is sure to get a beating.