Proverbs 19:8-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8. He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.

9. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.

10. For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

11. The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.

12. The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13. A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

14. A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.

Proverbs 19