PROVERBS
Chapter 20
On Life and Conduct
Wine and Strong Drinks
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1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
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Hebrew
- לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּם׃
The King's Wrath
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2. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger
sinneth against his own soul.
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Hebrew
- נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשׁוֹ׃
To Cease from Strife
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3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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Hebrew
- כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּע׃
Laziness
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4. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Hebrew
- מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָיִן׃
Counsel with Understanding
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5. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Hebrew
- מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה׃
A Faithful Man
Blessings of a Just Man
A King that Provides Judgment
False Weights and Measures
A Young Man's Actions
God Created Both Hearing and Sight
Love of Sleep
A Buyer's Pride
Value of Righteous Speech
Don't Take Word of Someone for a Stranger
Unjust Gain
Seeking Council
Converse Not with Those with Loose Lips
Results of Cursing Your Parents
Quick Wealth
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21. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end
thereof shall not be blessed.
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Hebrew
- נַחֲלָה מבחלת בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָךְ׃
Wait and Trust in God
False Weights
God's Purpose for a Man are for God
A Hasty Vow
A Wise King Scattereth Evil
The Spirit of Man is God's Candle
Mercy and Truth Preserve a King
The Glory of the Young and the Old
Wounds