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