Proverbs 20:10-23

10Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

11Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both.

13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

14“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

18Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.

19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

20Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.

22Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

23Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good.