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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Eve of Ascension
Eve of Ascension
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 20
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29 verses • Page 1 of 2
Wine is a mocker, intoxicating drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; One who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
The lazy one does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
A plan in the heart of a person is like deep water, But a person of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy person?
Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
A righteous person who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him.
Proverbs 20:7
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin"?
Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.
Proverbs 20:10
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord .
It is by his deeds that a boy distinguishes himself, If his conduct is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
"Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger; And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.
Proverbs 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord , and he shall save thee.
Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good.
Proverbs 20:23
Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord ; and a false balance is not good.
A man's steps are ordained by the LORD; How then can a person understand his way?
Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand his own way?
It is a trap for a person to say carelessly, "It is holy!" And after the vows to make inquiry.
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
A wise king scatters the wicked, And drives a threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
The spirit of a person is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord , searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Loyalty and truth watch over the king, And he upholds his throne by loyalty.
Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is their gray hair.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
Bruising wounds clean away evil, And blows cleanse the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
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