Proverbs 20:1 Wine3196 is a mocker,3887 and beer7941 is a brawler.1993 Whoever is led astray7686 by them is not wise.2449 cr 2 The terror367 of a king4428 is like the roaring5099 of a lion.3715 He who provokes him to anger5674 forfeits2398 his own life.5315 cr 3 It is an honor3519 for a man376 to keep aloof from strife;7379 but every fool191 will be quarreling.1566 cr 4 The sluggard6102 will not plow2790 by reason of the winter;2779 therefore he shall beg7592 in harvest,7105 and have nothing. cr 5 Counsel6098 in the heart3820 of man376 is like deep6013 water;4325 but a man376 of understanding8394 will draw it out.1802 cr 6 Many7230 men120 claim7121 to be men376 of unfailing love,2617 but who can find4672 a faithful529 man?376 cr 7 A righteous6662 man walks1980 in integrity.8537 Blessed835 are his children1121 after310 him. cr 8 A king4428 who sits on3427 the throne3678 of judgment1779 scatters away2219 all evil7451 with his eyes.5869 cr 9 Who can say,559 "I have made my heart3820 pure.2891 I am clean2135 and without sin?"2403 cr 10 Differing weights68 and differing measures,374 both8147 of them alike1571 are an abomination8441 to Yahweh.3068 cr 11 Even a child5288 makes himself known5234 by his doings,4611 whether his work6467 is pure,2134 and whether it is right.3477 cr 12 The hearing8085 ear,241 and the seeing7200 eye,5869 Yahweh3068 has made6213 even both8147 of them. cr 13 Don't love157 sleep,8142 lest you come to poverty.3423 Open6491 your eyes,5869 and you shall be satisfied7646 with bread.3899 cr 14 "It's no good,7451 it's no good,"7451 says559 the buyer;7069 but when he is gone235 his way, then he boasts.1984 cr 15 There is3426 gold2091 and abundance7230 of rubies;6443 but the lips8193 of knowledge1847 are a rare3366 jewel.3627 cr 16 Take3947 the garment899 of one who puts up collateral6148 for a stranger;2114 and hold him in pledge2254 for a wayward woman.5237 cr 17 Fraudulent8267 food3899 is sweet6156 to a man,376 but afterwards310 his mouth6310 is filled4390 with gravel.2687 cr 18 Plans4284 are established3559 by advice;8458 by wise guidance8458 you wage6213 war!4421 cr 19 He who goes about1980 as a tale-bearer7400 reveals1540 secrets;5475 therefore don't keep company6148 with him who opens6601 wide his lips.8193 cr 20 Whoever curses7043 his father1 or his mother,517 his lamp5216 shall be put out1846 in blackness380 of darkness.2822 cr 21 An inheritance5159 quickly gained926 at the beginning,7223 won't be blessed1288 in the end.319 cr 22 Don't say,559 "I will pay7999 back evil."7451 Wait for6960 Yahweh,3068 and he will save3467 you. cr 23 Yahweh3068 detests8441 differing weights,68 and dishonest4820 scales3976 are not pleasing.2896 cr 24 A man's1397 steps4703 are from Yahweh;3068 how then can man120 understand995 his way?1870 cr 25 It is a snare4170 to a man120 to make a rash3216 dedication,6944 then later310 to consider1239 his vows.5088 cr 26 A wise2450 king4428 winnows2219 out the wicked,7563 and drives7725 the threshing wheel212 over them. cr 27 The spirit5397 of man120 is Yahweh's3068 lamp,5216 searching2664 all his innermost2315 parts.2315 cr 28 Love2617 and faithfulness571 keep5341 the king4428 safe. His throne3678 is sustained5582 by love.2617 cr 29 The glory8597 of young men970 is their strength.3581 The splendor1926 of old men2205 is their gray hair.7872 cr 30 Wounding6482 blows2250 cleanse8562 away evil,7451 and beatings4347 purge the innermost2315 parts.2315 cr