Proverbs 20

20Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.H3196H3887H7941H1993H7686H24492The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar; to rouse his anger is to risk your life.H367H4428H5099H3715H5674H2398H53153Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.H3519H376H7674H7379H191H15664Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.H6102H2790H2779H7592H7592H71055Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.H6098H3820H376H6013H4325H376H8394H18026Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?H7230H120H7121H376H2617H529H376H46727The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.H6662H1980H8537H1121H835H3108When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.H4428H3427H3678H1779H2219H7451H58699Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”?H559H3820H2135H2891H240310False weights and unequal measures

—the Lord detests double standards of every kind.H68H68H374H374H8147H1571H8441H306811Even children are known by the way they act, whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.H5288H5234H4611H6467H2134H347712Ears to hear and eyes to see—both are gifts from the Lord.H8085H241H7200H5869H3068H6213H814713If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!H157H8142H3423H6491H5869H7646H389914The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” then brags about getting a bargain!H7451H7451H559H7069H235H198415Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies.H3426H2091H7230H6443H8193H1847H3366H362716Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners

.H3947H899H6148H2114H2254H523717Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.H3899H8267H6156H376H310H6310H4390H268718Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice.H4284H3559H6098H8458H6213H442119A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.H1980H7400H1540H5475H6148H6601H819320If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.H7043H1H517H5216H1846H380H380H282221An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end.H5159H926H973H7223H319H128822Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.H559H7999H7451H6960H3068H346723The Lord detests double standards; he is not pleased by dishonest scales.H68H68H8441H3068H4820H3976H289624The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?H1397H4703H3068H120H995H187025Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.H4170H120H3216H6944H310H5088H123926A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.H2450H4428H2219H7563H7725H21227The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit

, exposing every hidden motive.H5397H120H5216H3068H2664H2315H99028Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love.H2617H571H5341H4428H3678H5582H261729The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.H8597H970H3581H1926H2205H787230Physical punishment cleanses away evil;

such discipline purifies the heart.H2250H6482H8562H7451H4347H2315H990