Proverbs 20
old testament
- 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 [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 [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, [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 [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 [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, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
- 26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [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 [reach] the innermost parts.
Proverbs
old testament
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