Proverbs 20
20
1Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise.
2As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.
3It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.
4Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
5Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.
6Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?
7The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
8The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
9Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin?
10Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God.
11By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right.
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both.
13Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.
14It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.
15There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
16Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.
17The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.
19Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.
20He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness.
21The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.
22Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.
23Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.
24The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?
25It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
29The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.
30The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 20
20
1Wine ⌞makes people⌟ mock,
liquor ⌞makes them⌟ noisy,
and everyone under their influence is unwise.
2The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion.
Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
3Avoiding a quarrel is honorable.
After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.
4A lazy person does not plow in the fall.#20:4 Fall was the start of the planting season in Palestine.
He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.
5A motive in the human heart is like deep water,
and a person who has understanding draws it out.
6Many people declare themselves loyal,
but who can find someone who is ⌞really⌟ trustworthy?
7A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity.
Blessed are his children after he is gone.
8A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.
9Who can say,
“I’ve made my heart pure.
I’m cleansed from my sin”?
10A double standard of weights and measures—
both are disgusting to the Lord.
11Even a child makes himself known by his actions,
whether his deeds are pure or right.
12The ear that hears,
the eye that sees—
the Lord made them both.
13Do not love sleep or you will end up poor.
Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat.
14“Bad! Bad!” says the buyer.
Then, as he goes away, he brags ⌞about his bargain⌟.
15There are gold and plenty of jewels,
but the lips of knowledge are precious gems.
16Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan,
and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner.
17Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person,
but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18Plans are confirmed by getting advice,
and with guidance one wages war.
19Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets.
Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.
20The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother
will be snuffed out in total darkness.#20:20 Or “snuffed out as darkness approaches.”
21An inheritance quickly obtained in the beginning
will never be blessed in the end.
22Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
23A double standard of weights is disgusting to the Lord,
and dishonest scales are no good.
24The Lord is the one who directs a person’s steps.
How then can anyone understand his own way?
25It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, “This is a holy offering!”
and later to have second thoughts about those vows.
26A wise king scatters the wicked
and then runs them over.
27A person’s soul is the Lord’s lamp.
It searches his entire innermost being.
28Mercy and truth protect a king,
and with mercy he maintains his throne.
29While the glory of young men is their strength,
the splendor of older people is their silver hair.
30Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness.
Such beatings cleanse the innermost being.
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