rsv Proverbs:19-21
rsv@Proverbs:19:1 @ Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
rsv@Proverbs:19:2 @ It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way.
rsv@Proverbs:19:3 @ When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
rsv@Proverbs:19:4 @ Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
rsv@Proverbs:19:5 @ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.
rsv@Proverbs:19:6 @ Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
rsv@Proverbs:19:7 @ All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
rsv@Proverbs:19:8 @ He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.
rsv@Proverbs:19:9 @ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
rsv@Proverbs:19:10 @ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
rsv@Proverbs:19:11 @ Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
rsv@Proverbs:19:12 @ A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
rsv@Proverbs:19:13 @ A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
rsv@Proverbs:19:14 @ House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
rsv@Proverbs:19:15 @ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
rsv@Proverbs:19:16 @ He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.
rsv@Proverbs:19:17 @ He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
rsv@Proverbs:19:18 @ Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.
rsv@Proverbs:19:19 @ A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
rsv@Proverbs:19:20 @ Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
rsv@Proverbs:19:21 @ Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established.
rsv@Proverbs:19:22 @ What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
rsv@Proverbs:19:23 @ The fear of the LORD leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
rsv@Proverbs:19:24 @ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
rsv@Proverbs:19:25 @ Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
rsv@Proverbs:19:26 @ He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
rsv@Proverbs:19:27 @ Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge.
rsv@Proverbs:19:28 @ A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
rsv@Proverbs:19:29 @ Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools.
rsv@Proverbs:20:1 @ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
rsv@Proverbs:20:2 @ The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
rsv@Proverbs:20:3 @ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
rsv@Proverbs:20:4 @ The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
rsv@Proverbs:20:5 @ The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
rsv@Proverbs:20:6 @ Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?
rsv@Proverbs:20:7 @ A righteous man who walks in his integrity-- blessed are his sons after him!
rsv@Proverbs:20:8 @ A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
rsv@Proverbs:20:9 @ Who can say, "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?
rsv@Proverbs:20:10 @ Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
rsv@Proverbs:20:11 @ Even a child makes himself known by his acts, whether what he does is pure and right.
rsv@Proverbs:20:12 @ The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made them both.
rsv@Proverbs:20:13 @ Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
rsv@Proverbs:20:14 @ "It is bad, it is bad," says the buyer; but when he goes away, then he boasts.
rsv@Proverbs:20:15 @ There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
rsv@Proverbs:20:16 @ Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
rsv@Proverbs:20:17 @ Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
rsv@Proverbs:20:18 @ Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.
rsv@Proverbs:20:19 @ He who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who speaks foolishly.
rsv@Proverbs:20:20 @ If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
rsv@Proverbs:20:21 @ An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning will in the end not be blessed.
rsv@Proverbs:20:22 @ Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will help you.
rsv@Proverbs:20:23 @ Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.
rsv@Proverbs:20:24 @ A man's steps are ordered by the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
rsv@Proverbs:20:25 @ It is a snare for a man to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only after making his vows.
rsv@Proverbs:20:26 @ A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
rsv@Proverbs:20:27 @ The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
rsv@Proverbs:20:28 @ Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.
rsv@Proverbs:20:29 @ The glory of young men is their strength, but the beauty of old men is their gray hair.
rsv@Proverbs:20:30 @ Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.
rsv@Proverbs:21:1 @ The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
rsv@Proverbs:21:2 @ Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.
rsv@Proverbs:21:3 @ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
rsv@Proverbs:21:4 @ Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
rsv@Proverbs:21:5 @ The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
rsv@Proverbs:21:6 @ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
rsv@Proverbs:21:7 @ The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
rsv@Proverbs:21:8 @ The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is right.
rsv@Proverbs:21:9 @ It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
rsv@Proverbs:21:10 @ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
rsv@Proverbs:21:11 @ When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
rsv@Proverbs:21:12 @ The righteous observes the house of the wicked; the wicked are cast down to ruin.
rsv@Proverbs:21:13 @ He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.
rsv@Proverbs:21:14 @ A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
rsv@Proverbs:21:15 @ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but dismay to evildoers.
rsv@Proverbs:21:16 @ A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
rsv@Proverbs:21:17 @ He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
rsv@Proverbs:21:18 @ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
rsv@Proverbs:21:19 @ It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.
rsv@Proverbs:21:20 @ Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
rsv@Proverbs:21:21 @ He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
rsv@Proverbs:21:22 @ A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
rsv@Proverbs:21:23 @ He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
rsv@Proverbs:21:24 @ "Scoffer" is the name of the proud, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
rsv@Proverbs:21:25 @ The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.
rsv@Proverbs:21:26 @ All day long the wicked covets, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
rsv@Proverbs:21:27 @ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
rsv@Proverbs:21:28 @ A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
rsv@Proverbs:21:29 @ A wicked man puts on a bold face, but an upright man considers his ways.
rsv@Proverbs:21:30 @ No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the LORD.
rsv@Proverbs:21:31 @ The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.
rsv@Proverbs:22:1 @ A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.