Proverbs - Chapter 20 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
  • 2. Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.
  • 3. Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.
  • 4. A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.
  • 5. A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.
  • 6. Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!
  • 7. Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.
  • 8. The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
  • 9. Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?
  • 10. The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.
  • 11. Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.
  • 12. The LORD has given us eyes to see with and ears to listen with.
  • 13. If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
  • 14. The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags about the bargain he got.
  • 15. If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.
  • 16. Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
  • 17. What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.
  • 18. Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.
  • 19. A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.
  • 20. If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.
  • 21. The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
  • 22. Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the LORD and he will make it right.
  • 23. The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.
  • 24. The LORD has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?
  • 25. Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
  • 26. A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.
  • 27. The LORD gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
  • 28. A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.
  • 29. We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.
  • 30. Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.
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