Proverbs 20
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1 It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.
2 Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
3 Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
4 Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
6 Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?
7 The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
8 The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
9 Who is able to say: "My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?"
10 Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
11 A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
14 "It is bad, it is bad," says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
15 There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
16 Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
17 The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
18 Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
19 Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
21 When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
22 Do not say, "I will repay evil." Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
24 The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
25 It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them.
26 A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
27 The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.
28 Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
29 The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
30 The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
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Proverbs 20
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1Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled.
It is not wise to get drunk on them.
2A king’s anger is like the roar of a lion.
Making him angry may cost you your life.
3Foolish people are always getting into quarrels.
But avoiding quarrels will bring you honor.
4A lazy farmer doesn’t plow when he should.
So at harvest time he has no crop.
5Understanding a person’s thoughts is as hard as getting water from a deep well.
But someone with understanding can find the wisdom there.
6Many people claim to be loyal.
But it is hard to find someone who really can be trusted.
7The good person who lives an honest life
is a blessing to his children.
8A king sits on his throne and judges people.
He knows evil when he sees it.
9No one can say, “I am innocent.
I have never done anything wrong.”
10The Lord hates both these things:
dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
11Even a child is known by his behavior.
His actions show if he is innocent and good.
12The Lord has made both these things:
Ears that can hear and eyes that can see.
13If you love to sleep, you will be poor.
If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
14The buyer says, “This is bad. It’s no good.”
Then he goes away and brags about what he bought.
15There is plenty of gold, and there are many rubies.
But there are only a few people who speak with knowledge.
16Take the coat of someone who promises to pay what a stranger owes.
Keep it until he pays the stranger’s bills.
17When a person gets food dishonestly, it may taste sweet at first.
But later he will feel as if he has a mouth full of gravel.
18Get advice if you want your plans to work.
If you go to war, get the advice of others.
19Gossips can’t keep secrets.
So avoid people who talk too much.
20Whoever curses his father or mother
will die like a light going out in darkness.
21Wealth that is gotten quickly in the beginning
will do you no good in the end.
22Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the evil you did.”
Wait for the Lord. He will make things right.
23The Lord hates dishonest weights.
And dishonest scales do not please him.
24The Lord decides what a person does.
So no one can understand what his life is all about.
25It’s dangerous to promise something to God too quickly.
After you’ve thought about it, it may be too late.
26A wise king finds out who the evil people are.
Then he punishes them.
27The Lord looks into a person’s feelings.
He searches through a person’s thoughts.
28Loyalty and truth keep a king in power.
He continues to rule if he is loyal.
29Young men are admired for their strength.
Old men are honored for their experience.
30Hard punishment will get rid of evil.
Whippings can change the evil person’s heart.
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