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Proverbs 19:9-24 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

9. A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10. Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11. The discretion of a man maketh him slow to 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 an inheritance from fathers: but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: but he that is careless of his ways shall die.

17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and his good deed will he pay him again.

18. Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.

19. A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet 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; but the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

22. The desire of a man is the measure of 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. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again,

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