Thematic Bible
Proverbs 20:1 (show verse)
Wine is a mocker! Strong drink leads to brawls. He who is intoxicated by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:2 (show verse)
Fear of a king is like the roar of a lion. Provoke him to anger and sin against yourself.
Proverbs 20:3 (show verse)
It is an honor for a man to cease from discord. Only fools start quarrels.
Proverbs 20:4 (show verse)
The lazy man will not plow because of the cold. He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:5 (show verse)
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water and a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:6 (show verse)
Most men proclaim their own loyalty; but who can find a trustworthy man?
Proverbs 20:7 (show verse)
The righteous man walks in his integrity. He blesses his children.
Proverbs 20:8 (show verse)
When a king sits on the throne of judgment he scatters away evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:9 (show verse)
Who can say: I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin?
Proverbs 20:10 (show verse)
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
Proverbs 20:11 (show verse)
Even a child is known by his deeds, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Proverbs 20:12 (show verse)
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made them both.
Proverbs 20:13 (show verse)
Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:14 (show verse)
Good for nothing, cries the buyer. But when he goes his way he boasts about the purchase.
Proverbs 20:15 (show verse)
There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips that speak knowledge are more precious than jewels.
Proverbs 20:16 (show verse)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and hold it as a pledge for a seductress.
Proverbs 20:17 (show verse)
Bread taken by deceit tastes sweet to a man. Afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:18 (show verse)
Good counsel makes for good plans. Seek good counsel if you wage war.
Proverbs 20:19 (show verse)
A gossip reveals secrets. So avoid a man who speaks flattering words.
Proverbs 20:20 (show verse)
He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 20:21 (show verse)
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but in the end it will not be blessed.
Proverbs 20:22 (show verse)
Do not say: I will recompense evil. Instead wait on Jehovah, and he will save you.
Proverbs 20:23 (show verse)
Many and different weights are an abomination to Jehovah and a false balance is not good.
Proverbs 20:24 (show verse)
Jehovah directs man's steps. How can man understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:25 (show verse)
It is dangerous to make a vow to God before counting the cost.
Proverbs 20:26 (show verse)
A wise king sifts out the wicked. He rolls the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:27 (show verse)
The breath of man is the candle of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of him.
Proverbs 20:28 (show verse)
Loving-kindness and truth preserve the king and his throne is upheld by loving-kindness.
Proverbs 20:29 (show verse)
The glory of young men is their strength. The honor of old men is their gray haired [wisdom and experience].
Proverbs 20:30 (show verse)
It takes a painful experience to cleanse our hearts.