| 20 | Proverbs | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. | |||
| The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life. | |||
| It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling. | |||
| The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. | |||
| The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. | |||
| Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but a faithful man who can find? | |||
| A righteous man who walks in his integrity - blessed are his sons after him! | |||
| A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. | |||
| Who can say, "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"? | |||
| Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD. | |||
| Even a child makes himself known by his acts, whether what he does is pure and right. | |||
| The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made them both. | |||
| Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. | |||
| "It is bad, it is bad," says the buyer; but when he goes away, then he boasts. | |||
| There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | |||
| Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners. | |||
| Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. | |||
| Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. | |||
| He who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who speaks foolishly. | |||
| If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. | |||
| An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning will in the end not be blessed. | |||
| Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will help you. | |||
| Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good. | |||
| A man's steps are ordered by the LORD; how then can man understand his way? | |||
| It is a snare for a man to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only after making his vows. | |||
| A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them. | |||
| The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts. | |||
| Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness. | |||
| The glory of young men is their strength, but the beauty of old men is their gray hair. | |||
| Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. | |||
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