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Proverbs 19
New Life Version
Proverbs 19
New Life Version
19 A poor man who walks with honor is better than a fool who is sinful in his speaking.
2 It is not good for a person to be without much learning, and he who hurries with his feet rushes into sin.
3 The foolish acts of man make his way bad, and his heart is angry toward the Lord.
4 Riches add many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5 A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will not get away.
6 Many will ask for the favor of a man who gives much, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him. How much more do his friends go far from him! He runs to them with words, but they are gone.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding will find good.
9 A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will be lost.
10 It is not right for a fool to live in great comfort, and for sure, for a servant to rule over rulers.
11 A man’s understanding makes him slow to anger. It is to his honor to forgive and forget a wrong done to him.
12 The king’s anger is like the noise of a lion, but his favor is like morning water upon the grass.
13 A foolish son destroys his father. The arguing of a wife is like water falling drop by drop all the time.
14 House and riches are handed down from fathers, but an understanding wife is from the Lord.
15 Being lazy makes one go into a deep sleep, and a lazy man will suffer from being hungry.
16 He who keeps God’s Word keeps his soul, but he who is not careful of his ways will die.
17 He who shows kindness to a poor man gives to the Lord and He will pay him in return for his good act.
18 Punish your son if he needs it while there is hope, and do not worry about his crying.
19 An angry man will suffer punishment. For if you save him from his trouble, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to words about what you should do, and take your punishment if you need it, so that you may be wise the rest of your days.
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s plan that will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will sleep well, and will not be touched by sin.
24 The lazy man buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
25 Hit a man who laughs at the truth, and the foolish may become wise. But speak strong words to one who has understanding, and he will get more learning.
26 He who hurts his father and puts his mother out of the house is a son who causes much shame.
27 My son, stop listening to teaching that will cause you to turn away from the words of much learning.
28 A man without worth who tells all he knows laughs at what is right and fair, and the mouth of the sinful spreads wrong-doing.
29 Ways of punishing are made ready for those who laugh at the truth, and beatings are for the back of fools.
Proverbs 19
New International Version
Proverbs 19
New International Version
19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)
2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(E)
7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!(K)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found.[a](L)
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(M)
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.(N)
10 It is not fitting for a fool(O) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(P)
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(Q)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(U)
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(V)
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(Y)
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(Z)
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(AA)
and he will reward them for what they have done.(AB)
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(AC)
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(AD)
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(AE)
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(AF)
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[b];
better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(AG)
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(AH)
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,(AI) and they will gain knowledge.(AJ)
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(AK)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(AL)
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.(AM)
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(AN)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 19
King James Version
Proverbs 19
King James Version
19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Sprüche 19
Schlachter 2000
Sprüche 19
Schlachter 2000
Die bösen Folgen von Torheit, Faulheit und Spott
19 Besser ein Armer [sein], der in seiner Lauterkeit wandelt,
als ein Verkehrter, der verdrehte Lippen hat.
2 Schon Mangel an Erkenntnis ist nicht gut für die Seele,
und wer zu schnell läuft, geht leicht fehl.
3 Die Torheit des Menschen verdirbt seinen Weg,
und dann zürnt sein Herz gegen den Herrn.
4 Reichtum macht viele Freunde,
der Arme aber wird von seinem Freund verlassen.
5 Ein falscher Zeuge bleibt nicht ungestraft,
und wer Lügen ausspricht, wird nicht entfliehen.
6 Viele schmeicheln dem Vornehmen,
und jeder will ein Freund dessen sein, der Geschenke gibt.
7 Den Armen hassen alle seine Brüder,
erst recht ziehen sich seine Freunde von ihm zurück;
jagt er ihren Worten nach, so sind sie nichts!
8 Wer Verstand erwirbt, liebt seine Seele;
wer Einsicht bewahrt, findet Gutes.
9 Ein falscher Zeuge bleibt nicht ungestraft,
und wer Lügen ausspricht, geht zugrunde.
10 Einem Toren steht Wohlleben nicht an,
geschweige denn einem Knecht, über Fürsten zu herrschen.
11 Einsicht macht einen Menschen langsam zum Zorn[a],
und es ist ihm eine Ehre, Vergehungen zu übersehen.
12 Wie das Brüllen des Löwen ist der Zorn des Königs,
und seine Gunst wie der Tau auf grünem Gras.
13 Ein törichter Sohn ist das Unglück seines Vaters,
und wie beständiges Tropfen durchs Dach ist die Zänkerei einer Frau.
14 Haus und Besitz erbt man von den Vätern,
aber eine verständige Ehefrau kommt von dem Herrn.
15 Faulheit versenkt in tiefen Schlaf,
und eine träge Seele muss hungern.
16 Wer das Gebot bewahrt, der bewahrt seine Seele,
wer aber auf seine Wege nicht achtet, der muss sterben.
17 Wer sich über den Armen erbarmt, der leiht dem Herrn,
und Er wird ihm seine Wohltat vergelten.
18 Züchtige deinen Sohn, solange noch Hoffnung vorhanden ist,
und lass dir nicht in den Sinn kommen, ihn dem Tod preiszugeben![b]
19 Wer jähzornig ist, muss die Strafe dafür bezahlen,
denn wenn du ihn davon befreien willst, so machst du’s nur noch schlimmer.
20 Gehorche dem Rat und nimm die Zurechtweisung an,
damit du künftig weise bist!
21 Ein Mensch macht vielerlei Pläne in seinem Herzen,
aber der Ratschluss des Herrn hat Bestand.
22 Die Zierde des Menschen ist seine Güte,
und ein Armer ist besser als ein Mann, der betrügt.
23 Die Furcht des Herrn dient zum Leben;
wer daran reich ist, der wird über Nacht von keinem Unglück heimgesucht.
24 Hat der Faule seine Hand in die Schüssel gesteckt,
so will er sie nicht wieder zum Mund zurückbringen.
25 Schlage den Spötter, so wird der Unverständige klug;
weise den Verständigen zurecht, so lässt er sich"s zur Lehre dienen!
26 Wer den Vater misshandelt und die Mutter verjagt,
der ist ein Sohn, der Schande und Schmach bereitet.
27 Lass ab davon, auf Unterweisung zu hören, mein Sohn,
wenn du von den Worten der Erkenntnis doch abweichen willst![c]
28 Ein nichtsnutziger Zeuge[d] verhöhnt das Gericht,
und der Mund der Gottlosen verschlingt Lügen.
29 Für die Spötter sind Strafgerichte bereit
und Schläge für den Rücken der Toren.
Footnotes
- (19,11) od. langmütig.
- (19,18) d.h. indem du ihn ohne Züchtigung lässt (vgl. Spr 23,13). Andere übersetzen: aber lass dir nicht in den Sinn kommen, ihn zu töten.
- (19,27) Andere Übersetzung: Lass ab, mein Sohn, auf eine Unterweisung zu hören, die abirren lässt von den Worten der Erkenntnis.
- (19,28) w. ein Belialszeuge.
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