Proverbs:20

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drb @Proverbs:20:1 @Wine is a luxurious thing , and drunkenness riotous : whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise . drb @Proverbs:20:2 @As the roaring of a lion , so also is the dread of a king : he that provoketh him , sinneth against his own soul . drb @Proverbs:20:3 @It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels : but all fools are meddling with reproaches . drb @Proverbs:20:4 @Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough : he shall beg therefore in the summer , and it shall not be given him . drb @Proverbs:20:5 @Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water : but a wise man will draw it out . drb @Proverbs:20:6 @Many men are called merciful : but who shall find a faithful man ? drb @Proverbs:20:7 @The just that walketh in his simplicity , shall leave behind him blessed children . drb @Proverbs:20:8 @The king , that sitteth on the throne of judgment , scattereth away all evil with his look . drb @Proverbs:20:9 @Who can say : My heart is clean , I am pure from sin ? drb @Proverbs:20:10 @Diverse weights and diverse measures , both are abominable before God . drb @Proverbs:20:11 @By his inclinations a child is known , if his works be clean and right . drb @Proverbs:20:12 @The hearing ear , and the seeing eye , the Lord hath made them both drb @Proverbs:20:13 @Love not sleep , lest poverty oppress thee : open thy eyes , and be filled with bread . drb @Proverbs:20:14 @It is nought , it is nought , saith every buyer : and when he is gone away , then he will boast . drb @Proverbs:20:15 @There is gold , and a multitude of jewels : but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel . drb @Proverbs:20:16 @Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger , and take a pledge from him for strangers . drb @Proverbs:20:17 @The bread of lying is sweet to a man : but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel . drb @Proverbs:20:18 @Designs are strengthened by counsels : and wars are to be managed by governments . drb @Proverbs:20:19 @Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets , and walketh deceitfully , and openeth wide his lips . drb @Proverbs:20:20 @He that curseth his father , and mother , his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness . drb @Proverbs:20:21 @The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning , in the end shall be without a blessing . drb @Proverbs:20:22 @Say not : I will return evil : wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee . drb @Proverbs:20:23 @Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord : a deceitful balance is not good . drb @Proverbs:20:24 @The steps of man are guided by the Lord : but who is the man that can understand his own way ? drb @Proverbs:20:25 @It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones , and after vows to retract . drb @Proverbs:20:26 @A wise king scattereth the wicked , and bringeth over them the wheel . drb @Proverbs:20:27 @The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord , which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels . drb @Proverbs:20:28 @Mercy and truth preserve the king , and his throne is strengthened by clemency . drb @Proverbs:20:29 @The joy of young men is their strength : and the dignity of old men , their grey hairs . drb @Proverbs:20:30 @The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils : and stripes in the more in - ward parts of the belly .

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