Proverbs 19:15-28
Christian Standard Bible
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[c](F)
19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.(G)
21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(I)
22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.(J)
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!(L)
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(M)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(N)
26 The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(O)
Proverbs 19:15-28
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(B)
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(C)
and he will reward them for what they have done.(D)
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(E)
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(H)
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(I)
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(J)
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,(K) and they will gain knowledge.(L)
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(M)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(N)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(O)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
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