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Proverbs 19:17

Verse 17 of 29. The 19th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.

19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

20Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

21There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s counsel will prevail.

Read Proverbs 19

World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.