Proverbs 20

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1} Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.

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2} The terror of the king growling as the young lion: he overflowing against him sinned against his soul.

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3} Honor to a man ceasing from strife: and every foolish one will be irritated.

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4} The slothful one reproaching will not work: he shall ask in harvest, and nothing.

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5} Deep waters are counsel in the heart of man; and a man of understanding will draw it out

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6} The multitude of man will call each his mercy: and a man of faithfulness who shall find?

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7} The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.

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8} The king shall sit upon the throne of judgment scattering with his eyes all evil.

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9} Who shall say, I cleansed my heart; I was pure from my sin?

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10} A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.

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11} Also a youth shall be known by his doings, if pure and straight his work.

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12} The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made, also them two.

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13} Thou shalt not love sleep lest thou shalt be dispossessed: open wide thine eyes, being filled with bread.

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14} Evil, evil, he buying will say: and departing to him, and then he will boast

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15} There is gold and a multitude of pearls: and a precious vessel the lips of knowledge.

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16} Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.

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17} Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; and afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel

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18} The purpose shall be prepared by counsel, and with guidance make war.

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19} He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.

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20} He cursing his father and his mother, his lamp shall go out in the midst of darkness.

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21} An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be

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22} Thou shalt not say, I will requite evil; wait for Jehovah, he will save to thee.

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23} An abomination of Jehovah stone and stone; and the balance of deceit is not good.

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24} From Jehovah man's steps; and how shall man understand his way?

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25} The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.

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26} A wise king scatters the unjust, and he will turn back a wheel over them.

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27} The light of Jehovah is the breath of man, searching all the chambers of the belly.

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28} Mercy and truth shall guard the king: and his throne he upheld in mercy.

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29} The glory of young men their strength: and the ornament of old men gray hair.

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30} The joining of a wound will cleanse against evil: and blows the chambers of the belly.