Proverbs - Chapter 20 - New International Version
- Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- A king's wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.
- It is to one's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
- Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
- The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
- Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
- The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
- When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
- Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"?
- Differing weights and differing measures — the LORD detests them both.
- Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
- Ears that hear and eyes that see — the LORD has made them both.
- Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
- "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer — then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
- Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
- Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
- Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
- Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.
- A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.
- If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
- An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
- Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you.
- The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.
- A person's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?
- It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one's vows.
- A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.
- The human spirit is "the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one's inmost being.
- Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
- The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.
- Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.