Proverbs 20
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Proverbs

Wine Is a Mocker

1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.+ 2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.+ 3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.+ 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.+ 5Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.+ 6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?+ 7A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.+ 8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.+ 9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?+ 10Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.+ 11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.+ 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.+ 13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.+ 14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.+ 15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.+ 16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.+ 17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.+ 18Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.+ 19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.+ 20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.+ 21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.+ 22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.+ 23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.+ 24A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?+ 25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.+ 26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing]-wheel over them.+ 27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.+ 28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.+ 29The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.+ 30Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts.+

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