Welcome to the Daily Audio Proverb. Today is the 19th of the month. I'm Brian Harden. It's great to be here with you. We're reading the 19th chapter of the book of Proverbs from the contemporary English version today.

It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.

Willingness and stupidity don't go well together. If you're too eager, you'll miss the road.

We are ruined by our own stupidity, though we blame the Lord.

The rich have many friends, the poor have none.

Dishonest witnesses and liars won't escape punishment.

Everyone tries to be friends of those who can help them.

If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse.

When you really need them, they are not there.

Do yourself a favor by having good sense.

You will be glad you did.

Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed.

It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king.

It's wise to be patient and show what you're like by forgiving others.

An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.

A foolish son brings disgrace to his father.

A nagging wife goes on and on like the drip, drip, drip of the rain.

You may inherit all you own from your parents,

but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.

If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Obey the Lord's teachings and you will live.

Disobey and you will die.

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