2.7 KiB
Chapter 20
- Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
- The king's fury is like a lion's roar;
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.
- Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling.
- Those too lazy to plow in the right season
will have no food at the harvest.
- Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
a person with understanding will draw it out.
- Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
- The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
- When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.
- Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart;
I am pure and free from sin"?
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False weights and unequal measures-- the LORD detests double standards of every kind.
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Even children are known by the way they act,
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.
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Ears to hear and eyes to see-- both are gifts from the LORD.
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If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
- The buyer haggles over the price, saying, "It's worthless,"
then brags about getting a bargain!
- Wise words are more valuable
than much gold and many rubies.
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Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
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Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
- Plans succeed through good counsel;
don't go to war without wise advice.
- A gossip goes around telling secrets,
so don't hang around with chatterers.
- If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
- An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.
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Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong." Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.
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The LORD detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
- The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?
- Don't trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.
- A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
then runs his threshing wheel over them.
- The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit,
exposing every hidden motive.
- Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.
- The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
- Physical punishment cleanses away evil;
such discipline purifies the heart.