Proverbs 19:11-20

The Message

¹¹Smart people know how to hold their tongue;
their grandeur is to forgive and forget.

¹²Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs;
the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.

¹³A parent is worn to a frazzle by an irresponsible child;
a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.

¹⁴House and land are handed down from parents,
but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.

¹⁵Life collapses on loafers;
lazybones go hungry.

¹⁶Keep the rules and keep your life;
careless living kills.

¹⁷Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,
and God pays back those loans in full.

¹⁸Discipline your children while you still have the chance;
indulging them destroys them.

¹⁹Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger;
if you try to make it better, you’ll only make it worse.

²⁰Take good counsel and accept correction—
that’s the way to live wisely and well.

Proverbs 19:11-20

New International Version

¹¹A person’s wisdom yields patience;^(A)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(B)
but his favor is like dew^(C) on the grass.^(D)

¹³A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(E)
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(F)

¹⁴Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(G)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(H)

¹⁵Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.^(I)

¹⁶Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(J)

¹⁷Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(K)
and he will reward them for what they have done.^(L)

¹⁸Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.^(M)

¹⁹A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

²⁰Listen to advice and accept discipline,^(N)
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.^(O)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)