| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Many plans are in a man's heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The fear of the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26He who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28A rascally witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And blows for the back of fools. |
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