Proverbs 20
1WINE is intemperate, and drunkenness wanton. And with these every fool is entangled.
2The threat of a king is like the rage of a lion; and he who provoketh him sinneth against his own life.
3It is an honour to a man to abstain from railing; but with such things every fool is entangled.
4Though a sluggard is reproached he is not ashamed: and the same is the case with him who borroweth corn in harvest.
5Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it up.
6A man is a great thing, and a merciful man a precious thing; but it is hard to find a faithful man.
7He who conducteth himself spotless in justice shall leave behind him his children happy.
8When a righteous king sitteth on a throne, nothing that is evil can stand his eyes.
9Who can boast that he hath a clean heart? Or who can say with confidence that he is pure from sin?
20Whosoever curseth father or mother, let his lamp be extinguished and his eyeballs involved in darkness.
21A portion got at first with too much haste will not at the last be blessed.
22Do not say, I will take vengeance on an enemy; but wait for the Lord that he may help thee.
10Unfair weights and unfair measures are impure in the sight of the Lord. Yes, both they and he who useth them.
11A youth when in company with the godly, will be restrained in his devices and his way will be straight.
12The ear heareth and the eye seeth; and both are the work of the Lord.
13Love not calumny, that thou mayst not be destroyed. Open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.
23A diverse weight is an abomination to the Lord: and a deceitful balance is not good in His sight.
24The steps for a man are set down by the Lord: how, then, can a mortal understand his own ways!
25The hasty dedication of his property is a snare to a man: for after the vow a change of mind happeneth.
26A wise king is a winnower of the wicked; and he will bring a wheel over them.
27The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, Who searcheth the inward recesses of the body.
28Mercy and truth are a guard to a king: and they will encompass his throne with justice.
29Wisdom is an ornament to young men: and grey hairs are the glory of the old.
30Rashes and bruises light upon evil men: and pestilences in the inner recesses of their body.