{"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/drb/proverbs/19","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:24:01.126Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":19,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":18,"nextChapter":20,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 19 (DRB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 19](https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/19)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/19 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}