THE BIBLE
Proverbs
Chapter 20

20:1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
20:2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
20:3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
20:6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?
20:7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
20:9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
20:10 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
20:11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
20:13 Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
20:14 "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
20:15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
20:16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
20:17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
20:18 Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!
20:19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
20:21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.
20:22 Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
20:23 Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
20:24 A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?
20:25 It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows.
20:26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.
20:27 The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
20:28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
20:29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
20:30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.

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