Proverbs 20

On Life and Conduct

11WineH3196 is a mockerH3917, 2strongH7941 drinkH7941 a brawlerH1993, And whoeverH3605 3is intoxicatedH7686 by it is not wiseH2449.2The terrorH367 of a kingH4428 is like the growlingH5099 of a lionH3715; He who provokesH5674 him to angerH5674 45forfeitsH2398 his own lifeH5315.367KeepingH7674 awayH7674 from strifeH7379 is an honorH3519 for a manH376, But anyH3605 foolH191 will 8quarrelH1566.4The 9sluggardH6102 does not plowH2790 afterH4480 the autumnH2779, So he 10begsH7592 during the harvestH7105 and hasH369 nothingH369.5A planH6098 in the heartH3820 of a manH376 is like deepH6013 waterH4325, But a manH376 of understandingH8394 drawsH1802 it out.6ManyH7230 a manH120 11proclaimsH7121 his ownH376 loyaltyH2617, But whoH4310 can findH4672 a 12trustworthyH529 manH376?7A righteousH6662 manH6662 who 13walksH1980 in his integrityH8537-- 14How blessedH835 are his sonsH1121 afterH310 him.815A kingH4428 who sitsH3427 on the throneH3678 of justiceH1779 16DispersesH2219 allH3605 evilH7451 with his eyesH5869.917WhoH4310 can sayH559, “I have cleansedH2135 my heartH3820, I am pureH2891 from my sinH2403”?101819DifferingH68 weightsH68 and differingH374 measuresH374, BothH1571H8147 of them are abominableH8441 to the LordH3068.11It is by his deedsH4611 that a ladH5288 2021distinguishesH5234 himself IfH518 his conductH6467 is pureH2134 and rightH3477.12The hearingH8085 22earH241 and the seeingH7200 eyeH5869, The LordH3068 has madeH6213 bothH1571H8147 of them.1323Do not loveH157 sleepH8142, orH6435 you will becomeH3423 poorH3423; OpenH6491 your eyesH5869, and you will be satisfiedH7646 with 24foodH3899.14“BadH7451, badH7451,” saysH559 the buyerH7069, But when he goesH235 his wayH235, thenH227 he boastsH1984.15ThereH3426 is goldH2091, and an abundanceH7230 of 25jewelsH6443; But the lipsH8193 of knowledgeH1847 are a moreH637 preciousH3366 thingH3627.16TakeH3947 his garmentH899 whenH3588 he becomesH6148 suretyH6148 for a strangerH2114; And for foreignersH5237, holdH2254 him in pledgeH2254.1726BreadH3899 obtained by falsehoodH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376, But afterwardH310 his mouthH6310 will be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.18PrepareH3559 27plansH4284 by consultationH6098, And 28makeH6213 warH4421 by wiseH8458 guidanceH8458.19He who 29goesH1980 about as a slandererH7400 revealsH1540 secretsH5475, Therefore do not associateH6148 with 3031a gossipH6601H8193.20He who 32cursesH7043 his fatherH1 or his motherH517, His 33lampH5216 will goH1846 out in 34timeH380 of darknessH2822.21An inheritanceH5159 gainedH973 hurriedlyH926 at the beginningH7223 Will not be blessedH1288 in the endH319.2235Do not sayH559, “I will repayH7999 evilH7451”; 36WaitH6960 for the LordH3068, and He will saveH3467 you.233738DifferingH68 weightsH68 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, And a 3940falseH4820 scaleH3976 is not goodH2896.2441Man’sH1397 stepsH4703 are ordained by the LordH3068, HowH4100 then can manH120 understandH995 his wayH1870?25It is a trapH4170 for a manH120 to sayH3886 rashlyH3886, “It is holyH6944!” And 42afterH310 the vowsH5088 to makeH1239 inquiryH1239.26A 43wiseH2450 kingH4428 winnowsH2219 the wickedH7563, And 44drivesH7725 the 45threshing wheelH212 overH5921 them.27The 4647spiritH5397 of manH120 is the lampH5216 of the LordH3068, SearchingH2664 allH3605 the 48innermostH2315 partsH2315 of his beingH990.2849LoyaltyH2617 and 50truthH571 preserveH5341 the kingH4428, And he upholdsH5582 his throneH3678 by 51righteousnessH2617.29The gloryH8597 of youngH970 menH970 is their strengthH3581, And the 5253honorH1926 of oldH2205 menH2205 is their grayH7872 hairH7872.3054StripesH2250 that woundH6482 scourH4838 away evilH7451, And strokesH4347 reach the 55innermostH2315 partsH990.