Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 20

Wine Is a Mocker

1WineH3196 is a mockerH3887, strong drinkH7941 is a brawlerH1993, and whoeverH3605 is led astrayH7686 by them is notH3808 wiseH2449.

2The terrorH367 of a kingH4428 is like the roarH5099 of a lionH3715;whoever provokesH5674 him forfeitsH2398 his own lifeH5315.1

3It is honorableH3519 for a manH376 to resolveH7674 a disputeH7379,but anyH3605 foolH191 will quarrelH1566.

4The slackerH6102 does notH3808 plowH2790 in seasonH2779;at harvest timeH7105 he looksH7592, but nothing is thereH369.

5The intentionsH6098 of a man’sH376 heartH3820 are deepH6013 watersH4325,but a manH376 of understandingH8394 draws them outH1802.

6ManyH7230 a manH120 proclaimsH7121 hisH376 loving devotionH2617,but whoH4310 can findH4672 a trustworthyH529 manH376?

7The righteous manH6662 walksH1980 with integrityH8537;blessedH835 are his childrenH1121 after himH310.

8A kingH4428 who sitsH3427 onH5921 a throneH3678 to judgeH1779sifts outH2219 allH3605 evilH7451 with his eyesH5869.

9WhoH4310 can sayH559, “I have kept my heartH3820 pureH2135;I am cleansedH2891 from my sinH2403”?

10DifferingH68 weightsH68 and unequal measuresH374 2—bothH8147 are detestableH8441 to the LORDH3068 H1571.

11EvenH1571 a young manH5288 is knownH5234 by his actionsH4611—whetherH518 his conductH6467 is pureH2134 H518 and uprightH3477.

12EarsH241 that hearH8085 and eyesH5869 that seeH7200—the LORDH3068 has made themH6213 H1571 bothH8147.

13Do notH408 loveH157 sleepH8142, orH6435 you will grow poorH3423;openH6491 your eyesH5869, and you will have plentyH7646 of foodH3899.

14“WorthlessH7451, worthlessH7451!” saysH559 the buyerH7069,but on the way outH235 , he gloatsH1984.

15There isH3426 an abundanceH7230 of goldH2091 and rubiesH6443,but lipsH8193 of knowledgeH1847 are a rareH3366 treasureH3627.

16TakeH3947 the garmentH899 of the oneH3588 who posts securityH6148 for a strangerH2114;get collateralH2254 if it is forH1157 a foreignerH5237.3

17FoodH3899 gained by fraudH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376,but laterH310 his mouthH6310 is full ofH4390 gravelH2687.

18SetH3559 plansH4284 by consultationH6098,and wageH6213 warH4421 under sound guidanceH8458.

19He who revealsH1540 secretsH5475 is a constantH1980 gossipH7400;avoidH3808 H6148 the one who babblesH6601 4 with his lipsH8193.

20Whoever cursesH7043 his fatherH1 or motherH517,his lampH5216 will be extinguishedH1846 in deepestH380 darknessH2822.

21An inheritanceH5159 gainedH973 quicklyH7223will notH3808 be blessedH1288 in the endH319.

22Do notH408 sayH559, “I will avengeH7999 this evilH7451!”WaitH6960 on the LORDH3068, and He will saveH3467 you.

23Unequal weightsH68 are detestableH8441 to the LORDH3068,and dishonestH4820 scalesH3976 are noH3808 goodH2896.

24A man’sH1397 stepsH4703 are from the LORDH3068,so howH4100 can anyoneH120 understandH995 his own wayH1870?

25It is a trapH4170 for a manH120 to dedicateH6944 something rashlyH3216,only laterH310 to reconsiderH1239 his vowsH5088.

26A wiseH2450 kingH4428 separates outH2219 the wickedH7563and drivesH7725 the threshing wheelH212 over themH5921.

27The spiritH5397 5 of a manH120 is the lampH5216 of the LORDH3068,searching outH2664 H3605 his inmost beingH2315 H990.

28Loving devotionH2617 and faithfulnessH571 preserveH5341 a kingH4428;by theseH2617 he maintainsH5582 his throneH3678.

29The gloryH8597 of young menH970 is their strengthH3581,and gray hairH7872 is the splendorH1926 of the oldH2205.

30LashesH2250 and woundsH6482 scourH4838 evilH7451,and beatingsH4347 cleanse the inmost partsH2315 H990.