Proverbs 20
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Proverbs 20:17-21

17BreadH3899 of deceitH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376; but afterwardsH310 his mouthH6310 shall be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.1

18EverypurposeH4284 is establishedH3559 by counselH6098: and with good adviceH8458 makeH6213 warH4421.

19He that goeth aboutH1980as a talebearerH7400 revealethH1540 secretsH5475: therefore meddleH6148 not with him that flatterethH6601 with his lipsH8193.2

20Whoever cursethH7043 his fatherH1 or his motherH517, his lampH5216 shall be put outH1846 in obscureH380 darknessH2822.3

21An inheritanceH5159may be gotten hastilyH926H973 at the beginningH7223; but the endH319 of it shall not be blessedH1288.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 20:17 deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 20:19 flattereth: or, enticeth ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 20:20 lamp: or, candle ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 20

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain