Proverbs 19:13-22

New King James Version

^13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
^(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual ^[a]dripping.

^14 (C)Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But ^(D)a prudent wife is from the Lord.

^15 (E)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will ^(F)suffer hunger.

^16 (G)He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who ^[b]is careless of his ways will die.

^17 (H)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

^18 (I)Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart ^[c]on his destruction.

¹⁹ A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise ^(J)in your latter days.

²¹ There are many plans in a man’s heart,
^(K)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

²² What is desired in a man is ^[d]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.