Proverbs - Chapter 20 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
  • 2. The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth {cf15i against} his own life.
  • 3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
  • 4. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • 5. Counsel in the heart of man is {cf15i like} deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
  • 6. Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
  • 7. A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
  • 8. A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
  • 9. Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
  • 10. Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
  • 11. Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
  • 12. The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
  • 13. Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, {cf15i and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
  • 14. It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
  • 15. There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
  • 16. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge {cf15i that is surety} for foreigners.
  • 17. Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
  • 18. Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
  • 19. He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
  • 20. Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
  • 21. An inheritance {cf15i may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
  • 22. Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
  • 23. Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
  • 24. A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
  • 25. It is a snare to a man rashly to say, {cf15i It is} holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
  • 26. A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the {cf15i threshing}-wheel over them.
  • 27. The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
  • 28. Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
  • 29. The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
  • 30. Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes {cf15i reach} the innermost parts.
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