Proverbs 19
1 pleasant be poor to go: walk in/on/with integrity his from twisted lip: words his and he/she/it fool
Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
2 also in/on/with not knowledge soul: person not pleasant and to hasten in/on/with foot to sin
It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
3 folly man to pervert way: conduct his and upon LORD to enrage heart his
People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
4 substance to add neighbor many and poor from neighbor his to separate
If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
5 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie not to escape
A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
6 many to beg face of noble and all [the] neighbor to/for man gift
Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
7 all brother: male-sibling be poor to hate him also for companion his to remove from him to pursue word (to/for him *QK) they(masc.)
If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
8 to buy heart to love: lover soul his to keep: guard understanding to/for to find good
If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
9 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie to perish
A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
10 not lovely to/for fool luxury also for to/for servant/slave to rule in/on/with ruler
It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
11 understanding man to prolong face: anger his and beauty his to pass upon transgression
If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
12 roaring like/as lion rage king and like/as dew upon vegetation acceptance his
When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
13 desire to/for father his son: child fool and dripping to pursue contention woman: wife
A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
14 house: home and substance inheritance father and from LORD woman: wife be prudent
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
15 sluggishness to fall: fall deep sleep and soul: person slackness be hungry
Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
16 to keep: obey commandment to keep: guard soul: life his to despise way: conduct his (to die *QK)
Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
17 to borrow LORD be gracious poor and recompense his to complete to/for him
If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
18 to discipline son: child your for there hope and to(wards) to die him not to lift: trust soul your
Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
19 (great: large *QK) rage to lift: guilt fine that if: except if: except to rescue and still to add: again
People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
20 to hear: hear counsel and to receive discipline: instruction because be wise in/on/with end your
Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
21 many plot in/on/with heart man and counsel LORD he/she/it to arise: establish
Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
22 desire man kindness his and pleasant be poor from man lie
The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
23 fear LORD to/for life and sated to lodge not to reckon: visit bad: evil
Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
24 to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish also to(wards) lip his not to return: return her
Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
25 to mock to smite and simple be shrewd and to rebuke to/for to understand to understand knowledge
If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
26 to ruin father to flee mother son: child be ashamed and be ashamed
A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
27 to cease son: child my to/for to hear: hear discipline: instruction to/for to wander from word knowledge
My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
28 witness Belial: worthless to mock justice and lip wicked to swallow up evil: wickedness
A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
29 to establish: prepare to/for to mock judgment and blow to/for back fool
Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
