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Proverbs Chapter 20

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

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Honest Scales and Fair Dealing

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Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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2
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
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3
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
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4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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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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6
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?
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7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
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8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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9
Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
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10
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
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11
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
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12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
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13
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
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14
"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
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15
There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
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16
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
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17
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
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18
Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!
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19
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
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20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
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21
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.
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22
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
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23
Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
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24
A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?
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25
It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows.
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26
A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.
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27
The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
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28
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
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29
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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30
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.
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Commentaries 14 items Proverbs Chapter 20
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary · Matthew Henry (1714) Public domain (PD) 1 items

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown (1871) Public domain (PD) 30 items

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible · Albert Barnes (1834) Public domain (PD) 24 items

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