Proverbs 20
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Wine is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2 The wrath[a] of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
But who can find a faithful man?
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
His children are blessed after him.
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?
I am pure from my sin”?
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child is known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.
Whether what he does is pure and right.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
The Lord has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18 Plans are established by counsel;
By wise counsel wage war.
By wise counsel wage war.
19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
Will not be blessed at the end.
Will not be blessed at the end.
22 Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;
Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.
And dishonest scales are not good.
24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
How then can a man understand his own way?
25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.
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