New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 19:4-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

4. Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11. A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

12. The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.