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| Proverbs 20:1 | Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is let astray by them is not wise. | Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. |
| Proverbs 20:2 | The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits 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 life. |
| Proverbs 20:3 | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. |
| 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 plow by reason of the winter; Therefore 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 [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. |
| Proverbs 20:6 | Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man? | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? |
| Proverbs 20:7 | A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. | A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. |
| Proverbs 20:8 | A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes. | A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. |
| Proverbs 20:9 | Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?" | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? |
| Proverbs 20:10 | Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh. | Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. |
| Proverbs 20:11 | Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right. | Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. |
| Proverbs 20:12 | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them. | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| Proverbs 20:13 | Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall 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's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts. | It is bad, it is 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 rare jewel. | There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. |
| Proverbs 20:16 | Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman. | Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners. |
| Proverbs 20:17 | Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel. | Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
| Proverbs 20:18 | Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war! | Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war. |
| Proverbs 20:19 | He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips. | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. |
| Proverbs 20:20 | Whoever curses 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 blackness of darkness. |
| Proverbs 20:21 | An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end. | An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. |
| Proverbs 20:22 | Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you. | Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. |
| Proverbs 20:23 | Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing. | Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. |
| Proverbs 20:24 | A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way? | A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? |
| Proverbs 20:25 | It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows. | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry. |
| Proverbs 20:26 | A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them. | A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them. |
| Proverbs 20:27 | The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts. | The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. |
| Proverbs 20:28 | Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love. | Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. |
| Proverbs 20:29 | The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair. | The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. |
| Proverbs 20:30 | Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts. | Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts. |
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