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Proverbs Chapter 20

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PROVERBS

Proverbs 20

1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.
Hosea 4:11, Hosea 4:11, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 5:18, Isaiah 28:7
2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 19:12, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Proverbs 8:36, 1 Kings 2:23
3It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.
Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 17:14, Ephesians 4:32
4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 19:15, 2 Peter 1:5
5A design in the heart of a man is like deep waters; But a man of understanding draweth it out.
Proverbs 18:4, Proverbs 18:4, 1 Corinthians 2:11, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Psalms 64:6
6Many will proclaim their own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
Psalms 12:1, Psalms 12:1, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:2, Luke 18:8
7He who walketh in his integrity is a righteous man; Happy will be his children after him!
Psalms 112:2, Psalms 112:2, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 37:26, Jeremiah 32:39
8The king, sitting upon the throne of judgment, Scattereth with his eyes all the wicked like chaff.
Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 25:5, Psalms 99:4
9Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin?"
Ecclesiastes 7:20, Ecclesiastes 7:20, 1 Kings 8:46, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 1:10
10Divers weights and divers measures,—Both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 20:23, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 20:23, Proverbs 11:1, Deuteronomy 25:13
11Even in childhood one maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his actions will be pure and right.
Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Proverbs 21:8
12The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth,—The LORD made them both.
Psalms 94:9, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:16, Psalms 94:9, Matthew 13:13
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 19:15, Romans 12:11, Romans 12:11, Proverbs 12:11
14"Bad! bad!" saith the buyer; But when he hath gone his way, then he boasteth.
1 Thessalonians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Hosea 12:7
15There is gold and abundance of pearls; But the lips of knowledge are a precious vase.
Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 16:24
16Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
Proverbs 27:13, Proverbs 27:13, Exodus 22:26, Exodus 22:27, Proverbs 22:26
17The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 9:18, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 9:18
18Purposes are established by counsel; Therefore with good advice make war.
Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 15:22, Luke 14:31, Proverbs 15:22
19He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.
Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 13:3, Romans 16:18
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in midnight darkness.
Exodus 21:17, Exodus 21:17, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 24:20
21A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.
Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 13:22, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:9, Habakkuk 2:6
22Say not thou, "I will repay evil;" Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
Romans 12:17, Romans 12:19, Romans 12:17, Romans 12:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:15
23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 11:1, Ezekiel 45:10, Hosea 12:7
24A man’s steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?
Jeremiah 10:23, Jeremiah 10:23, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 16:9, Psalms 25:12
25It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.
Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Matthew 5:33
26A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.
Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:8, Psalms 101:5, Psalms 101:8, 2 Samuel 4:9
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.
1 Corinthians 2:11, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13, Hebrews 4:12
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:14, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:14, Proverbs 16:6
29The glory of young men is their strength, And the beauty of old men is the gray head.
1 John 2:14, 1 John 2:14, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 16:31, Leviticus 19:32
30Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.
Hebrews 12:10, Hebrews 12:10, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 19:25

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