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Proverbs 20

On Life and Conduct

1

 aWineh3196 is a mockerh3917b,  bstrongh7941 drinkh7941 a brawlerh1993, And whoeverh3605  1is intoxicatedh7686 by it is not wiseh2449.

2

The terrorh367 of a kingh4428 is like the growlingh5099 of a lionh3715; He who provokesh5674b him to angerh5674b  1 aforfeitsh2398 his own lifeh5315.

3

 1 aKeepingh7674 awayh7674 from strifeh7379 is an honorh3519b for a manh376, But anyh3605 foolh191 will  2quarrelh1566.

4

The  asluggardh6102 does not plowh2790a afterh4480 the autumnh2779, So he  1begsh7592 during the harvesth7105a and hash369 nothingh369.

5

A planh6098 in the hearth3820 of a manh376 is like deeph6013 waterh4325, But a manh376 of understandingh8394 drawsh1802a it out.

6

Manyh7230 a manh120  aproclaimsh7121 his ownh376 loyaltyh2617a, But whoh4310 can findh4672 a  btrustworthyh529 manh376?

7

A righteoush6662 manh6662 who  awalksh1980 in his integrityh8537--  bHow blessedh835 are his sonsh1121 afterh310 him.

8

 aA kingh4428 who sitsh3427 on the throneh3678 of justiceh1779  1Dispersesh2219 allh3605 evilh7451b with his eyesh5869.

9

 aWhoh4310 can sayh559, "I have cleansedh2135 my hearth3820, I am pureh2891 from my sinh2403b"?

10

 1 aDifferingh68 weightsh68 and differingh374 measuresh374, Bothh1571h8147 of them are abominableh8441 to the LORDh3068.

11

It is by his deedsh4611 that a ladh5288  1 adistinguishesh5234 himself Ifh518 his conducth6467 is pureh2134 and righth3477.

12

The hearingh8085  aearh241 and the seeingh7200 eyeh5869, The LORDh3068 has madeh6213a bothh1571h8147 of them.

13

 aDo not loveh157 sleeph8142, orh6435 you will becomeh3423 poorh3423; Openh6491b your eyesh5869, and you will be satisfiedh7646 with  1foodh3899.

14

"Badh7451a, badh7451a," saysh559 the buyerh7069, But when he goesh235 his wayh235, thenh227 he boastsh1984b.

15

Thereh3426 is goldh2091, and an abundanceh7230 of  1jewelsh6443; But the lipsh8193 of knowledgeh1847 are a moreh637 precioush3366 thingh3627.

16

Takeh3947 his garmenth899b whenh3588 he becomesh6148 suretyh6148 for a strangerh2114a; And for foreignersh5237, holdh2254a him in pledgeh2254a.

17

 aBreadh3899 obtained by falsehoodh8267 is sweeth6156 to a manh376, But afterwardh310 his mouthh6310 will be filledh4390 with gravelh2687.

18

Prepareh3559  aplansh4284 by consultationh6098, And  bmakeh6213a warh4421 by wiseh8458 guidanceh8458.

19

He who  agoesh1980 about as a slandererh7400 revealsh1540 secretsh5475, Therefore do not associateh6148 with  1 ba gossiph6601ah8193.

20

He who  acursesh7043 his fatherh1 or his motherh517, His  blamph5216 will goh1846 out in  1timeh380 of darknessh2822.

21

An inheritanceh5159 gainedh973b hurriedlyh926 at the beginningh7223 Will not be blessedh1288 in the endh319.

22

 aDo not sayh559, "I will repayh7999a evilh7451b";  bWaith6960a for the LORDh3068, and He will saveh3467 you.

23

 1 aDifferingh68 weightsh68 are an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068, And a  2 bfalseh4820 scaleh3976 is not goodh2896a.

24

 aMan'sh1397 stepsh4703 are ordained by the LORDh3068, Howh4100 then can manh120 understandh995 his wayh1870?

25

It is a traph4170 for a manh120 to sayh3886b rashlyh3886b, "It is holyh6944!" And  aafterh310 the vowsh5088 to makeh1239 inquiryh1239.

26

A  awiseh2450 kingh4428 winnowsh2219 the wickedh7563, And  1drivesh7725 the  bthreshing wheelh212 overh5921 them.

27

The  1 aspirith5397 of manh120 is the lamph5216 of the LORDh3068, Searchingh2664 allh3605 the  2innermosth2315 partsh2315 of his beingh990.

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 1Loyaltyh2617a and  atruthh571 preserveh5341 the kingh4428, And he upholdsh5582 his throneh3678 by  1righteousnessh2617a.

29

The gloryh8597 of youngh970 menh970 is their strengthh3581b, And the  1 ahonorh1926 of oldh2205 menh2205 is their grayh7872 hairh7872.

30

 aStripesh2250 that woundh6482 scourh4838 away evilh7451b, And strokesh4347 reach the  1innermosth2315 partsh990.



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