Proverbs 20 — Legacy Standard Bible

Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

20^aWine is a mocker, ^bstrong drink a brawler,And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.²The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;He who provokes him to anger ^asins against his own soul.³It is a glory for a man to ^acease quarreling,But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.⁴The ^asluggard does not plow from winter on,So he ¹begs during the harvest and has nothing.⁵Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,But a man of discernment draws it out.⁶Many a man will ^acall out his own lovingkindness,But a ^bfaithful man, who can find?⁷A righteous man who ^awalks in his integrity—^bHow blessed are his sons after him.⁸^aA king who sits on the throne of justice¹Disperses all evil with his eyes.⁹^aWho can say, “I have kept my heart pure,I am clean from my sin”?¹⁰¹^,^aDiffering weights and differing measures,Both of them are an abomination to Yahweh.¹¹It is by his deeds that a young man ^amakes himself knownIf his conduct is pure and right.¹²The hearing ^aear and the seeing eye,Yahweh has made both of them.¹³^aDo not love sleep, lest you become poor;Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with ¹food.¹⁴“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,But when he goes his way, then he boasts.¹⁵There is gold, and an abundance of pearls;But the lips of knowledge are a more precious vessel.¹⁶Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.¹⁷^aBread obtained by lying is sweet to a man,But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.¹⁸¹^,^aThoughts are established by counsel,So ^bmake war by guidance.¹⁹He who ^agoes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,Therefore do not associate with ¹^,^bone of loose lips.²⁰He who ^acurses his father or his mother,His ^blamp will go out in the ¹midst of darkness.²¹An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginningIn the end will not be blessed.²²^aDo not say, “I will repay evil”;^bHope in Yahweh, and He will save you.²³¹^,^aDiffering weights are an abomination to Yahweh,And a ^bdeceitful balance is not good.²⁴^aThe steps of a man are from Yahweh,How then can man understand his way?²⁵It is a trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!”And ^aafter the vows to make inquiry.²⁶A ^awise king winnows the wicked,And turns the ^bthreshing wheel over them.²⁷The ¹^,^abreath of man is the lamp of Yahweh,Searching all the ²innermost parts of his body.²⁸Lovingkindness and ^atruth will guard the king,And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.²⁹The honor of young men is their strength,And the ¹^,^amajesty of old men is their gray hair.³⁰^aStripes that wound scour away evil,And strokes reach the ¹innermost parts of the body.