Proverbs Chapter 19

On Life and Conduct

19:1 Betterטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here [is] the poor that walks in his innocence, than he that engages in crooked speech, and is a fool.
19:2 Also, for the soulנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nep̄eš Pronunciation:neh’-fesh feminine noun Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here to be without knowledge isn’t goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here; and he that hurries with his feet is a sinnerחוֹטֵא
Transliteration: ḥôṭē’ – Hebrew Verb: Qal Participle Active Masculine Singular Absolute – sin, guilt for sin, punishment for sin, a crime or its penalty, offense, (punishment of) sin – For more info click here.
19:3 A man’sאָדָם
Transliteration: ‘āḏām Pronunciation: aw-dam’ masculine noun Meaning: man, mankind, Adam, person(s), first man, city in Jordan valley For more info click here foolishness ruins his wayדַּרְכּוֹ
Transliteration: darkô – his way, his road, his distance, his journey, his manner, his path, his direction, toward his – For more info click here: and his heart rages against YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here.
19:4 Wealth makes many friends; but the poor [man] is divided from his friend.
19:5 A false witness won’t be unpunished, and he that breathes lies won’t escape.
19:6 Many will ask the favor of the generous: and all befriend a manלְאִישׁ‎
Transliteration: lᵊ’îš Pronunciation: eesh man, human being
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy For more info click here with gifts.
19:7 All the relatives of the poor hate him: surely his friends withdraw from him. Though he pursues [them] with words,  [they] stay away from him.
19:8 He that acquires wisdom loves his soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šô – Meaning: his soul, himself, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here: he that guards understanding will find goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here.
19:9 A false witness won’t be unpunished, and he that breathes lies will perish.
19:10 It isn’t fitting for a fool to live in luxury; much less for a servant to have rule over leaders.
19:11  A manאָדָם
Transliteration: ‘āḏām Pronunciation: aw-dam’ masculine noun Meaning: man, mankind, Adam, person(s), first man, city in Jordan valley For more info click here with good sense slows his anger; and it is his glory to ignore an offense.
19:12 The king’s wrath is like the roar of a young lion; but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13 A stupid son is the ruin of his father: and a contentious woman is like a continual dripping.
19:14 A house and wealth are the inheritance from fathers: and a sensible woman [comes] from YAHWEHוּמֵיְהוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here.
19:15 Laziness brings a deep sleep; and a treacherous soulוְנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: vᵊnep̄eš Hebrew Noun: Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: and/but the soul, and/but the our self, and/but the life, and/but the creature, and/but the person, and/but the appetite, and/but the mind, and/but the living beings, and/but the desires, and/but the emotions, and/but the passions – For more info click here will go hungry.
19:16 He that observes a commandmentמִצְוָה
Transliteration: miṣvâ Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Absolute Meaning: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law):—(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept. For more info click here guards his soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šô – Meaning: his soul, himself, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here; but he that despises his waysדְרָכָיו
Transliteration: ḏᵊrāḵāyv – his ways, his roads, his distances,his journeys, his manners, his paths, his directions, toward his – For more info click here will die.
19:17 He that is gracious to the poor lends to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here; and He will repay him for his good deed.
19:18 Discipline your son while there is hope, and don’t let your soulנַפְשֶׁךָ
Pronunciation: nap̄šeḵā – Noun: Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: your soul, your self, your life, your creature, your person, your appetite, your mind, your living being, your desire, your emotion, your passion For more info click here get so angry that you kill him!
19:19 A man of great wrath will bear punishment: because if you deliverתַּצִּיל‎
Transliteration: taṣṣîl – to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder – For more info click here [him], his wrath will increase.
19:20 Hear advise, and receive correction, so that you may grow wise in your latter years.
19:21 There are many thoughts in a man’s heart; only the counsel of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, will stand.
19:22 The longing for a manאָדָם‎
Transliteration: ‘āḏām Pronunciation: aw-dam’ man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) Adam, first man city in Jordan valley For more info click here [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] betterוְטוֹב
Transliteration: vᵊṭôḇ – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here than a [rich] man that lies.
19:23 The fear of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here [brings] to lifeלְחַיִּים‎
Transliteration: lᵊḥayyîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. – For more info click here: and he that has it will rest satisfied; he won’t be remembered for evilרָע‎
Transliteration: rāʿ – In the KJV is translated in the following manner: evil (442x), wickedness (59x), wicked (25x), mischief (21x), hurt (20x), bad (13x), trouble (10x), sore (9x), affliction (6x), ill (5x), adversity (4x), ill favored (3x), harm (3x), naught (3x), noisome (2x), grievous (2x), sad (2x), miscellaneous (34x) For more info click here.
19:24 A lazy [man] buries his hand in his dish, and won’t even return it to his mouth.
19:25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple grows clever: and correct an understanding one, and he will understand [even more] knowledge.
19:26 He that robs his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame, and humiliates.
19:27 Stop straying , my son, from the words of knowledge, so that you can hear instruction.
19:28 A worthlessבְּלִיַּעַל‎
Bəlīyyaʿal is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devil in Christian texts of the New Testament. Alternate spellings include Baalial, Balial, Belhor, Beliall, Beliar, Berial, Bylyl and Beliya’al. A Hebrew word “used to characterize the wicked or worthless”. witness scorns judgmentמִשְׁפָּט‎
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here: and the mouth of the wicked swallows wickedness.
19:29 Judgments are ready for scorners, and blows for the backs of fools.