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| Proverbs 20:1 | Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. | Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise. | Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise. | Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. |
| Proverbs 20:2 | The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life. | The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself. | The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. | As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. |
| Proverbs 20:3 | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. | It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war. | It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it. | It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. |
| Proverbs 20:4 | The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. | The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing. | The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. | Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. |
| Proverbs 20:5 | Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. | The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out. | Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out. | Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. |
| Proverbs 20:6 | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? | Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen? | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find? | Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? |
| Proverbs 20:7 | A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. | An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him! | The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him! | The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. |
| Proverbs 20:8 | A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes. | A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. |
| Proverbs 20:9 | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin? | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? |
| Proverbs 20:10 | Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. | Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord. | Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah. | Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. |
| Proverbs 20:11 | Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. | Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right. | Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. | By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. |
| Proverbs 20:12 | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. | The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work. | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. |
| Proverbs 20:13 | Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough. | Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. |
| Proverbs 20:14 | It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got. | Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. |
| Proverbs 20:15 | There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price. | There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel. | There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. |
| Proverbs 20:16 | Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners. | Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men. | Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers. | Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. |
| Proverbs 20:17 | Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand. | Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
| Proverbs 20:18 | Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war. | Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war. | Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war. | Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. |
| Proverbs 20:19 | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. | He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide. | He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips. | Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. |
| Proverbs 20:20 | Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. | If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night. | Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness. | He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. |
| Proverbs 20:21 | An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. | A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing. | An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end. | The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. |
| Proverbs 20:22 | Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. | Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour. | Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee. | Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. |
| Proverbs 20:23 | Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. | Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good. | Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good. | Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. |
| Proverbs 20:24 | A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? | A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way? | The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way? | The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? |
| Proverbs 20:25 | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry. | It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them. | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry. | It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. |
| Proverbs 20:26 | A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them. | A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them. | A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. | A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. |
| Proverbs 20:27 | The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. | The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body. | Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. | The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. |
| Proverbs 20:28 | Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. | Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts. | Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy. | Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. |
| Proverbs 20:29 | The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. | The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs. | The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head. | The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. |
| Proverbs 20:30 | Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts. | By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body. | Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly. | The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more in- ward parts of the belly. |
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