Proverbs 19:15-25

New International Version

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

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

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

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

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

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

²¹Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.^(H)

²²What a person desires is unfailing love^[a];
better to be poor than a liar.

²³The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.^(I)

²⁴A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!^(J)

²⁵Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,^(K) and they will gain knowledge.^(L)

Proverbs 19:15-25

King James Version

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

¹⁸Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²¹There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

²²The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

²³The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

²⁴A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

New International Version (NIV)