Proverbs - Chapter 20 - King James Version
- Wineisa mocker, strong drinkisraging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- The fear of a kingisas the roaring of a lion:whosoprovoketh him to anger sinnethagainsthis own soul.
- It isan honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;thereforeshall he beg in harvest, andhavenothing.
- Counsel in the heart of manis likedeep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
- Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
- The justmanwalketh in his integrity: his childrenareblessed after him.
- A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- Divers weights,anddivers measures, both of themarealike abomination to theLORD.
- Even a child is known by his doings, whether his workbepure, and whetherit beright.
- The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, theLORDhath made even both of them.
- Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,andthou shalt be satisfied with bread.
- It isnaught,it isnaught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledgearea precious jewel.
- Take his garment that is suretyfora stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Bread of deceitissweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Everypurpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- He that goeth aboutasa talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- An inheritancemay begotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Say not thou, I will recompense evil;butwait on theLORD, and he shall save thee.
- Divers weightsarean abomination unto theLORD; and a false balanceisnot good.
- Man’s goingsareof theLORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
- It isa snare to the manwhodevoureththat which isholy, and after vows to make enquiry.
- A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
- The spirit of manisthe candle of theLORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
- Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
- The glory of young menistheir strength: and the beauty of old menisthe gray head.
- The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: sodostripes the inward parts of the belly.