{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/19","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:07:30.553Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":19,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":18,"nextChapter":20,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 19 (DBT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 19](https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/19)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/19 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}