Proverbs 19:8-20

8The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

9A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.

10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

11A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD .

15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

16Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.

18Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

19A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

20Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.