Proverbs 20

1WineH3196 is a mocker, strongH7941 drinkH7941 a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wiseH2449.2The terrorH367 of a kingH4428 is as the roaringH5099 of a lionH3715: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his ownH5315 lifeH5315.3It is an honorH3519 for a manH376 to keep aloof from strifeH7379; But every foolH191 will be quarrelling.4The sluggardH6102 will not plowH2790 by reason of the winterH2779; Therefore he shall beg in harvestH7105, and have nothing.5CounselH6098 in the heartH3820 of manH376 islikedeepH6013 waterH4325; But a manH376 of understandingH8394 will draw it out.6Most menH376 will proclaimH7121 every oneH376 his own kindness; But a faithful manH376 who can findH4672?7A righteousH6662 man that walketh in his integrityH8537, Blessed are his children after him.8A kingH4428 that sitteth on the throneH3678 of judgmentH1779 Scattereth away all evilH7451 with his eyesH5869.9Who can sayH559, I have made my heartH3820 cleanH2891, I am pureH2135 from my sinH2403?10Diverse weightsH68, and diverse measuresH374, Both of them alike are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah.11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his workH6467 be pureH2134, and whether it be rightH3477.12The hearing earH241, and the seeingH7200 eyeH5869, Jehovah hath madeH6213 even both of them.13LoveH157 not sleepH8142, lestH6435 thou come to poverty; OpenH6491 thine eyesH5869, and thou shalt be satisfiedH7646 with breadH3899.14It is badH7451, it is badH7451, saith the buyerH7069; But when he is gone his way, thenH227 he boasteth.15There is goldH2091, and abundanceH7230 of rubies; But the lipsH8193 of knowledgeH1847 are a preciousH3366 jewel.16TakeH3947 his garmentH899 that is suretyH6148 for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is suretyH6148 for foreigners.17BreadH3899 of falsehoodH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376; But afterwards his mouthH6310 shall be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.18Every purposeH6098 is establishedH3559 by counselH6098; And by wiseH8458 guidance makeH6213 thou warH4421.19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secretsH5475; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lipsH8193.20Whoso curseth his fatherH1 or his motherH517, His lampH5216 shall be put out in blackness of darknessH2822.21An inheritanceH5159may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the endH319 thereof shall not be blessedH1288.22SayH559 not thou, I will recompense evilH7451: WaitH6960 for Jehovah, and he will saveH3467 thee.23Diverse weightsH68 are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah; And a false balance is not goodH2896.24A man’sH120 goings are of Jehovah; HowH4100 then can manH120 understandH995 his wayH1870?25It is a snareH4170 to a manH120 rashly to say, It is holyH6944, And after vowsH5088 to make inquiry.26A wiseH2450 kingH4428 winnoweth the wickedH7563, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.27The spirit of manH120 is the lampH5216 of Jehovah, SearchingH2664 all his innermost parts.28Kindness and truthH571 preserveH5341 the kingH4428; And his throneH3678 is upholden by kindness.29The gloryH8597 of youngH970 menH970 is their strengthH3581; And the beautyH8597 of oldH2205 menH970 is the hoary head.30Stripes that woundH4347 cleanse away evilH7451; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.