Proverbs 20 (NET)

Proverbs 20:1¹Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:2²The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:3³It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:4⁴The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:5⁵Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:6⁶Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person —who can find?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:7⁷The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:8⁸A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:9⁹Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:10¹⁰Diverse weights and diverse measures — the Lord abhors both of them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:11¹¹Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:12¹²The ear that hears and the eye that sees — the Lord has made them both.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:13¹³Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:14¹⁴“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:15¹⁵There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:16¹⁶Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of strangers.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:17¹⁷Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:18¹⁸Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:19¹⁹The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:20²⁰The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:21²¹An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:22²²Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:23²³The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:24²⁴The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord — so how can anyone understand his own way?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:25²⁵It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, “Holy!” and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:26²⁶A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:27²⁷The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:28²⁸Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:29²⁹The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Proverbs 20:30³⁰Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions