The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[Deade]

Proverbs 18:16 (ASV)

A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:17 (ASV)

He that pleadeth his cause first'seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:18 (ASV)

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 18:19 (ASV)

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Proverbs 18:20 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:21 (NASB)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:22 (NASB)

He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:23 (NASB)

The poor man utters supplications, But the rich man answers roughly.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 18:24 (NASB)

A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

 

[Godsgirl83]

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

 

[Godsgirl83]

Proverbs 19:2

Also, it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries his footsteps errs.

 

[Godsgirl83]

Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the Lord.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Proverbs 19:4 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
Wealth addeth many friends; But as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 19:5 (NASB)

A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 19:6 (NASB)

Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 19:7 (NASB)

All 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.

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 19:8 (NASB)

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.

 

[Micaiah-imla]

Proverbs 19:9 Authorized (King James) Version

A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Proverbs 19:10 (JPS tanakh 1917)
Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 19:11 (NRSV)

Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.