Noyes - Proverbs - 20

20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.

20:2  The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.

20:3  It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.

20:4  The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

20:5  A design in the heart of a man is like deep waters; But a man of understanding draweth it out.

20:6  Many will proclaim their own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

20:7  He who walketh in his integrity is a righteous man; Happy will be his children after him!

20:8  The king, sitting upon the throne of judgment, Scattereth with his eyes all the wicked like chaff.

20:9  Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin?"

20:10  Divers weights and divers measures,—Both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

20:11  Even in childhood one maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his actions will be pure and right.

20:12  The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth,—The LORD made them both.

20:13  Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

20:14  "Bad! bad!" saith the buyer; But when he hath gone his way, then he boasteth.

20:15  There is gold and abundance of pearls; But the lips of knowledge are a precious vase.

20:16  Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.

20:17  The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

20:18  Purposes are established by counsel; Therefore with good advice make war.

20:19  He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.

20:20  Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in midnight darkness.

20:21  A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.

20:22  Say not thou, "I will repay evil;" Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.

20:23  Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.

20:24  A man’s steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?

20:25  It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.

20:26  A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.

20:27  The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.

20:28  Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.

20:29  The glory of young men is their strength, And the beauty of old men is the gray head.

20:30  Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.