Proverbs, Chapter 20:

Verses from Proverbs, Chapter 20 of the book of Proverbs of the Bible.

• 1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a riot, and whoever is overcome by them is not wise.
• 2. As the lion's roar is the king's terror; whoever provokes him to anger puts his own life in danger.
• 3. It is honorable for a man to avoid strife, but every fool gets involved in strife.
• 4. The lazy man does not plow in the autumn; He will look for it in the harvest, but he will not find it.
• 5. As deep waters is the counsel in the heart of man; but the man of intelligence will bring him out.
• 6. Many proclaim their own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?
• 7. The righteous walk in their sincerity; Blessed will be his children after him.
• 8.The king who sits on the throne of justice dispels all evil with his gaze.
• 9. Who can say: I have purified my heart, I am clean from my sin?
• 10. Two different weights and two different measures, both are abominable to the Lord.
• 11. Even a child will make himself known by his actions, whether his work is pure and upright.
• 12. The ear that hears, and the eye that sees, the Lord made both.
• 13. Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
• 14. Bad, bad, says the buyer, but, having withdrawn, he then boasts.
• 15. There is gold and an abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
• 16. Take the clothes of one who stands as a guarantor for a stranger; and takes a pledge of it, for a foreign woman.
• 17. The bread of lies is delicious to a man, but he who is quick to get rich will not go unpunished.
• 18. Projects through the council are successful; wage war with prudence.
• 19. The gossip reveals the secret; Therefore, do not mess with anyone who opens their lips a lot.
• 20. Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will go out in black darkness.
• 21. The inheritance that is acquired hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
• 22. Do not say: I will avenge evil; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
• 23. False weights are abominable to the Lord, and deceptive scales are no good.
• 24. A man's steps are directed from the Lord. How then can a man understand his path?
• 25. A snare is for a man to say unwisely: He is holy; and, once the vows have been made, reflect.
• 26. The wise king scatters the wicked, and makes the wheel pass over them.
• 27. The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, which searches everything within, even to the depths of the belly.
• 28. Mercy and truth guard the king; and he upholds his throne with kindness.
• 29. The glory of the young is their strength, and the beauty of the old is their gray hair.
• 30. The lashes that wound purify from evil; and the wounds penetrate to the most intimate part of the body.