Proverbs 20

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1: A mocker,H3887 Wine [is]H3196 [is] a brawler,H1993 Strong drinkH7941 and whoeverH3605 is led astrayH7686 notH3808 is wise.H2449

2: The roaringH5099 of [is] like a lion-H3715 the fearH0367 of a kingH4428 [Whoever] provokes him to angerH5674 sinsH2398 [against] his own life.H5315

3: [it is] honorableH3519 for a manH0376 to stopH7674 striving-H7379 since anyH3605 foolH0191 can start a quarrel.H1566

4: Because of winter-H2779 the lazy [man]H6102 notH3808 will plowH2790 He will begH7592 during harvest,H7105 and [have] nothing.H0369

5: [is like] water-H4325 deepH6013 CounselH6098 in the heartH3820 of manH0376 but a manH0376 of understandingH8394 will draw it out.H1802

6: MostH7230 menH0120 will proclaimH7121 eachH0376 his own goodness,H2617 but a manH0376 of faithfulnessH0529 whoH4310 can find?H4672

7: walksH1980 in his integrity-H8537 the righteous [man]H6662 blessedH0835 His children [are]H1121 after him.H0310

8: A kingH4428 who sitsH3427 onH5921 the throneH3678 of judgmentH1779 ScattersH2219 with his eyesH5869 allH3605 evil.H7451

9: WhoH4310 can say,H0559 I have made clean,H2135 my heartH3820 I am pureH2891 from my sin?H2403

10: DifferingH0068 and [Diverse] weightsH0068 ephahH0374 and [diverse] measures,H0374 an abomination toH8441 YahwehH3068 alikeH1571 the two of them [are].H8147

11: EvenH1571 by his deeds,H4611 is knownH5234 a childH5288 WhetherH0518 pure,H2134 andH0518 rightH3477 what he does [is].H6467

12: The ear,H0241 hearingH8085 and the eye,H5869 seeingH7200 YahwehH3068 has madeH6213 evenH1571 the two of them.H8147

13: NotH0408 do loveH0157 sleep,H8142 lestH6435 you come to poverty-H3423 OpenH6491 your eyes,H5869 [and] you will be satisfiedH7646 with bread.H3899

14: [it is] goodH7451 for nothing,H7451 criesH0559 the buyer,H7069 but when has gone his way,H0235 thenH0227 he boasts.H1984

15: There isH3426 gold,H2091 and a multitudeH7230 of rubies-H6443 but [are] a jewel.H3627 PreciousH3366 the lipsH8193 of knowledge.H1847

16: TakeH3947 the garment of oneH0899 whoH3588 is suretyH6148 [for] a stranger-H2114 and [when it] is forH1157 a seductressH5237 hold it as a pledge.H2254

17: [is] sweetH6149 to a man-H0376 BreadH3899 [gained] by deceitH8267 but afterwardH0310 will be filledH4390 his mouthH6310 with gravel.H2687

18: PlansH4284 by counsel,H6098 are establishedH3559 and by wise counselH8458 wageH6213 war.H4421

19: RevealsH1540 secrets,H5475 He who goes aboutH1980 [as] a talebearerH7400 therefore with one who flattersH6601 with his lipsH8193 notH3808 do associate.H6148

20: Whoever cursesH7043 his fatherH0001 or his mother,H0517 will be put outH1846 His lampH5216 in deepH0380 darkness.H2822

21: An inheritanceH5159 gained hastilyH0973 at the beginning-H7223 and at the endH0319 notH3808 will be blessed.H1288

22: NotH0408 do sayH0559 I will recompenseH7999 evil-H7451 WaitH6960 for Yahweh,H3068 and He will saveH3467

23: An abomination toH8441 Yahweh-H3068 DifferingH0068 and [Diverse] weights [are]H0068 and scales [are]H3976 dishonestH4820 notH3808 good.H2896

24: Of YahwehH3068 steps [are]H4703 of a manH1397 then a manH0120 howH4100 can understandH0995 his own way?H1870

25: [it is] a snareH4170 for a manH0120 to devote rashlyH3216 [something as] holy,H6944 and afterwardH0310 [his] vowsH5088 to reconsider.H1239

26: Sifts outH2219 the wicked,H7563 a kingH4428 wiseH2450 and bringsH7725 over themH5921 the [threshing] wheel.H0212

27: [is] the lampH5216 of Yahweh,H3068 the spiritH5397 of a manH0120 SearchingH2664 allH3605 the inner depthsH2315 of his heart.H0990

28: MercyH2617 and truthH0571 preserveH5341 the king,H4428 and he upholdsH5582 by lovingkindnessH2617 his throne.H3678

29: The gloryH8597 of young menH0970 [is] their strength,H3581 and the splendorH1926 of old menH2205 [is] their gray head.H7872

30: BlowsH2250 that hurtH6482 cleanse awayH4838 evil,H7451 and as [do] stripesH4347 the inner depthsH2315 of the heart.H0990