New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 20:10-23

10 1 2DifferingH68 weightsH68 and differingH374 measuresH374, BothH1571 H8147 of them are abominableH8441 to the LordH3068.11It is by his deedsH4611 that a ladH5288 3 4distinguishesH5234 himself IfH518 his conductH6467 is pureH2134 and rightH3477.12The hearingH8085 5earH241 and the seeingH7200 eyeH5869, The LordH3068 has madeH6213 bothH1571 H8147 of them.13 6Do not loveH157 sleepH8142, orH6435 you will becomeH3423 poorH3423; OpenH6491 your eyesH5869, and you will be satisfiedH7646 with 7foodH3899.14“BadH7451, badH7451,” saysH559 the buyerH7069, But when he goesH235 his wayH235, thenH227 he boastsH1984.15ThereH3426 is goldH2091, and an abundanceH7230 of 8jewelsH6443; 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 pledgeH2254.17 9BreadH3899 obtained by falsehoodH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376, But afterwardH310 his mouthH6310 will be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.18PrepareH3559 10plansH4284 by consultationH6098, And 11makeH6213 warH4421 by wiseH8458 guidanceH8458.19He who 12goesH1980 about as a slandererH7400 revealsH1540 secretsH5475, Therefore do not associateH6148 with 13 14a gossipH6601 H8193.20He who 15cursesH7043 his fatherH1 or his motherH517, His 16lampH5216 will goH1846 out in 17timeH380 of darknessH2822.21An inheritanceH5159 gainedH973 hurriedlyH926 at the beginningH7223 Will not be blessedH1288 in the endH319.22 18Do not sayH559, “I will repayH7999 evilH7451”; 19WaitH6960 for the LordH3068, and He will saveH3467 you.23 20 21DifferingH68 weightsH68 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, And a 22 23falseH4820 scaleH3976 is not goodH2896.

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Notes

1. Proverbs 20:10 Lit A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah ↩
2. Proverbs 20:10 Prov 11:1; 20:23 ↩
3. Proverbs 20:11 Or makes himself known ↩
4. Proverbs 20:11 Matt 7:16 ↩
5. Proverbs 20:12 Ex 4:11; Ps 94:9 ↩
6. Proverbs 20:13 Prov 6:9, 10; 19:15; 24:33 ↩
7. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread ↩
8. Proverbs 20:15 Or corals ↩
9. Proverbs 20:17 Prov 9:17 ↩
10. Proverbs 20:18 Prov 11:14; 15:22 ↩
11. Proverbs 20:18 Prov 24:6; Luke 14:31 ↩
12. Proverbs 20:19 Prov 11:13 ↩
13. Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips ↩
14. Proverbs 20:19 Prov 13:3 ↩
15. Proverbs 20:20 Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9; Prov 30:11; Matt 15:4 ↩
16. Proverbs 20:20 Job 18:5; Prov 13:9; 24:20 ↩
17. Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of eye) ↩
18. Proverbs 20:22 Prov 24:29; Matt 5:39; Rom 12:17, 19; 1 Thess 5:15; 1 Pet 3:9 ↩
19. Proverbs 20:22 Ps 27:14 ↩
20. Proverbs 20:23 Lit A stone and a stone ↩
21. Proverbs 20:23 Prov 20:10 ↩
22. Proverbs 20:23 Lit balance of deceit ↩
23. Proverbs 20:23 Prov 11:1 ↩

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