Key verse for Nov. 19: Proverbs 19:26
Proverbs 19 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
1 Better a poor man who walks in integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,
and the one who acts hastily sins.
3 A man's own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.
8 The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.
10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool —
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
11 A person's insight gives him patience,
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
12 A king's rage is like a lion's roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is his father's ruin,
and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping.
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife is from the LORD.
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.
16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
one who disregardshis ways will die.
17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD,
and He will give a reward to the lender.
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don't be intent on killing him.
19 A person with great anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you'll have to do it again.
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise in later life.
21 Many plans are in a man's heart,
but the LORD's decree will prevail.
22 A man's desire should be loyalty to the covenant;
better to be a poor man than a perjurer.
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life;
one will sleep at night h without danger.
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn't even bring it back to his mouth.
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
26 The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
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