Proverbs 20 | WEB Bible Study

Proverbs 20:1 (WEB)
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Proverbs 20:2 (WEB)
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Proverbs 20:3 (WEB)
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

Proverbs 20:4 (WEB)
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:5 (WEB)
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:6 (WEB)
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?

Proverbs 20:7 (WEB)
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 20:8 (WEB)
A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:9 (WEB)
Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

Proverbs 20:10 (WEB)
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Proverbs 20:11 (WEB)
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

Proverbs 20:12 (WEB)
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

Proverbs 20:13 (WEB)
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:14 (WEB)
"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Proverbs 20:15 (WEB)
There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Proverbs 20:16 (WEB)
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

Proverbs 20:17 (WEB)
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

Proverbs 20:18 (WEB)
Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!

Proverbs 20:19 (WEB)
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:20 (WEB)
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Proverbs 20:21 (WEB)
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 20:22 (WEB)
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Proverbs 20:23 (WEB)
Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Proverbs 20:24 (WEB)
A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?

Proverbs 20:25 (WEB)
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, Then later to consider his vows.

Proverbs 20:26 (WEB)
A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:27 (WEB)
The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:28 (WEB)
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

Proverbs 20:29 (WEB)
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Proverbs 20:30 (WEB)
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.

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