mkjv - Proverbs:19-21

mkjv@Proverbs:19:1 @ Better [is] the poor who walks in his integrity than he who [is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:2 @ Also without knowledge the soul [is] not good, and he who hurries with his feet sins.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:3 @ The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:4 @ Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:5 @ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:6 @ Many will beg the favor of a ruler, and all [are] friends to a man who gives gifts.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:7 @ All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues [them] with words, yet they [are] lacking.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:8 @ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:9 @ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and one speaking lies shall perish.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:10 @ Luxury is not becoming for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:11 @ The judgment of a man puts off his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:12 @ The king's wrath [is] like the roaring of a lion; but his favor [is] like dew on the grass.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:13 @ A foolish son [is] ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a wife [is] a never-ending dripping.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:14 @ Houses and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:15 @ Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:16 @ He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; he who despises His ways shall die.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:17 @ He who has pity upon the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward his dealing to him.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:18 @ Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your soul on making him die.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:19 @ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver [him] yet you must do it again.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:20 @ Hear advice, and receive instruction, so that you may be wise in your latter end.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:21 @ [There are] many purposes in a man's heart, but the counsel of the LORD shall stand.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:22 @ The charm of a man [is] his kindness, and a poor man [is] better than a liar.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:23 @ The fear of the LORD [tends] to life, and he rests satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:24 @ A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:25 @ Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:26 @ He who assaults his father [and] chases away his mother [is] a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:27 @ My son, cease to hear the discipline, [only] to stray from the words of knowledge.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:28 @ An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

mkjv@Proverbs:19:29 @ Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:1 @ Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging, and whoever goes astray by it [is] not wise.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:2 @ The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:3 @ [It is] an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:4 @ The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:5 @ Wisdom in the heart of man [is like] deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:6 @ Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?

mkjv@Proverbs:20:7 @ The just walks in his integrity; his sons [are] blessed after him.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:8 @ A king who sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:9 @ Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin?

mkjv@Proverbs:20:10 @ Different kinds of weights, different kinds of measures, both [are] hateful to the LORD.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:11 @ Even a child is known by his own doings, whether his work [is] pure and whether [it is] right.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:12 @ The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made both of them.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:13 @ Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:14 @ [It is] bad! Bad, says the buyer; but when [it is] left to him, then he boasts.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:15 @ There is gold and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge [are] a rare jewel.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:16 @ Take the garment of him who is surety [for] a stranger; and take a pledge from him for strangers.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:17 @ Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:18 @ Purposes are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:19 @ A gossip is a revealer of secrets; so do not mix with him who flatters with his lips.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:20 @ Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:21 @ An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, even the end of it shall not be blessed.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:22 @ Do not say, I will repay evil; wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:23 @ Different kinds of weights [are] hateful to the LORD, and a false balance [is] not good.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:24 @ Man's steps [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

mkjv@Proverbs:20:25 @ [It is] a snare [to] a man to say rashly, A holy thing, and afterward vows to ask [about it].

mkjv@Proverbs:20:26 @ A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel over them.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:27 @ The spirit of man [is] the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:28 @ Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:29 @ The glory of young men [is] their strength; and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.

mkjv@Proverbs:20:30 @ The stripes of a wound cleanses away evil, and strokes the inward parts of the belly.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:1 @ The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD [as] the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:2 @ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, but the LORD ponders the hearts.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:3 @ To do justice and judgment [is] more pleasing to the LORD than sacrifice.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:4 @ A high look, a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:5 @ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone [who is] hasty only to poverty.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:6 @ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro by those who seek death.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:7 @ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them, because they refuse to do judgment.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:8 @ The way of a guilty man [is] perverted; but the pure, his work [is] right.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:9 @ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than [with] a quarrelsome woman and to share a house.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:10 @ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:11 @ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:12 @ The righteous wisely considers the house of the wicked; [but God] overthrows the wicked for [their] wickedness.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:13 @ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:14 @ A gift in secret quiets anger; and a bribe in the bosom quiets strong wrath.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:15 @ [It is] joy to the just to do judgment, but ruin [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:16 @ The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of departed spirits.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:17 @ He who loves pleasure [shall be] a poor man; he who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:18 @ The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:19 @ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness than with a quarrelsome and angry woman.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:20 @ A desirable treasure and oil [are] in the home of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:21 @ He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:22 @ A wise one scales the city of the mighty and brings down the strength of its hope.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:23 @ Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:24 @ Proud, haughty scorner [is] his name, he who deals in proud wrath.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:25 @ The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:26 @ He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous gives and spares not.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:27 @ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] hateful to God; how much more [when] he brings it with a wicked mind?

mkjv@Proverbs:21:28 @ A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:29 @ A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright establishes his way.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:30 @ [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

mkjv@Proverbs:21:31 @ The horse [is] prepared for the day of battle; but safety [is] from the LORD.

mkjv@Proverbs:22:1 @ A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches; [and] loving favor rather than silver or gold.