Prov.19.13

A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.

Prov.19.13

A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Prov.19.13

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Prov.19.13

A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a nagging wife annoys like a constant dripping.

Prov.19.14

House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from GOD.

Prov.19.14

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

Prov.19.14

Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Prov.19.14

Parents can provide their sons with an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.

Prov.19.15

Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

Prov.19.15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.

Prov.19.15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

Prov.19.15

A lazy person sleeps soundly--and goes hungry.

Prov.19.16

Keep the rules and keep your life; careless living kills.

Prov.19.16

He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.

Prov.19.16

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die.

Prov.19.16

Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.

Prov.19.17

Mercy to the needy is a loan to GOD, and GOD pays back those loans in full.

Prov.19.17

He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.

Prov.19.17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.

Prov.19.17

If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!

Prov.19.18

Discipline your children while you still have the chance; indulging them destroys them.

Prov.19.18

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

Prov.19.18

Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.

Prov.19.18

Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don't, you will ruin their lives.

Prov.19.19

Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.

Prov.19.19

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Prov.19.19

A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Prov.19.19

Short-tempered people must pay their own penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

Prov.19.20

Take good counsel and accept correction--that's the way to live wisely and well.

Prov.19.20

Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

Prov.19.20

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.

Prov.19.20

Get all the advice and instruction you can, and be wise the rest of your life.

Prov.19.21

We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but GOD's purpose prevails.

Prov.19.21

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Prov.19.21

There are many plans in a man's heart, Nevertheless the LORD's counsel--that will stand.

Prov.19.21

You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail.

Prov.19.22

It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.

Prov.19.22

What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.

Prov.19.22

What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Prov.19.22

Loyalty makes a person attractive. And it is better to be poor than dishonest.