Pro 19 | ESV | STEP | Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool .

1 ^aBetter is a poor person who ^bwalks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire ^{▼▼Or A soul} without knowledge is not good,
and whoever ^dmakes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man’s folly ^ebrings his way to ruin,
his heart ^frages against the Lord.
4 ^gWealth brings many new friends,
^hbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 ⁱA false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who ^jbreathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, ^{▼▼Or of a noble}
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ^lgifts.
7 ^mAll a poor man’s brothers hate him;
ⁿhow much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain}
8 ^pWhoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will ^qdiscover good.
9 ^rA false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who ^sbreathes out lies will perish.
10 ^tIt is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for ^ua slave to rule over princes.
11 ^vGood sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s wrath is like ^wthe growling of a lion,
but his ^xfavor is like ^ydew on the grass.
13 ^zA foolish son is ruin to his father,
and ^aaa wife’s quarreling is ^aba continual dripping of rain.
14 ^acHouse and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is ^adfrom the Lord.
15 ^aeSlothfulness casts into ^afa deep sleep,
and ^agan idle person will suffer hunger.
16 Whoever ^ahkeeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
17 ^aiWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ^ajwill repay him for his ^akdeed.
18 ^alDiscipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on ^amputting him to death.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in ^anthe future.
21 ^aoMany are the plans in the mind of a man,
but ^apit is the purpose of the Lord ^aqthat will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord ^arleads to life,
and whoever has it rests ^assatisfied;
he will ^atnot be visited by harm.
24 ^auThe sluggard buries his hand in ^avthe dish
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 ^awStrike ^axa scoffer, and the simple will ^aylearn prudence;
^azreprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is ^baa son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
^bband you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked ^bcdevours iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready for ^bdscoffers,
and ^bebeating for the backs of fools.