Proverbs 20 | ASV Bible Study

Proverbs 20:1 (ASV)
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 20:2 (ASV)
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth `against' his own life.

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

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

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

Proverbs 20:6 (ASV)
Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Proverbs 20:7 (ASV)
A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 20:8 (ASV)
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:9 (ASV)
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Proverbs 20:10 (ASV)
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 20:11 (ASV)
Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Proverbs 20:12 (ASV)
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Proverbs 20:13 (ASV)
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, `and' thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:14 (ASV)
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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

Proverbs 20:16 (ASV)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:17 (ASV)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 20:18 (ASV)
Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

Proverbs 20:19 (ASV)
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:20 (ASV)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Proverbs 20:21 (ASV)
An inheritance `may be' gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 20:22 (ASV)
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Proverbs 20:23 (ASV)
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

Proverbs 20:24 (ASV)
A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

Proverbs 20:25 (ASV)
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, `It is' holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

Proverbs 20:26 (ASV)
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the `threshing' -wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:27 (ASV)
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:28 (ASV)
Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

Proverbs 20:29 (ASV)
The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Proverbs 20:30 (ASV)
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes `reach' the innermost parts.

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