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| Proverbs 20:1 | Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. | Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not 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 terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger 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 cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it. |
| Proverbs 20:4 | The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. | The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
| Proverbs 20:5 | Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. | Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out. |
| Proverbs 20:6 | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find? |
| Proverbs 20:7 | A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. | The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him! |
| Proverbs 20:8 | A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. |
| Proverbs 20:9 | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? |
| Proverbs 20:10 | Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. | Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah. |
| 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 is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be 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, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| Proverbs 20:13 | Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
| Proverbs 20:14 | It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. |
| Proverbs 20:15 | There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel. |
| Proverbs 20:16 | Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners. | Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers. |
| Proverbs 20:17 | Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | Bread of falsehood 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. | Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war. |
| Proverbs 20:19 | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. | He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips. |
| Proverbs 20:20 | Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. | Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness. |
| Proverbs 20:21 | An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. | An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end. |
| Proverbs 20:22 | Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. | Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee. |
| Proverbs 20:23 | Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. | Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good. |
| Proverbs 20:24 | A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? | The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man 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 snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry. |
| Proverbs 20:26 | A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them. | A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. |
| Proverbs 20:27 | The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. | Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. |
| Proverbs 20:28 | Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. | Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy. |
| 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 beauty of old men is the grey head. |
| Proverbs 20:30 | Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts. | Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly. |
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