Proverbs 20:19-29

Listen to Proverbs 20:19-29

19 He who ¹goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with ²a gossip *.

20 He who ³curses his father or his mother, His ⁴lamp will go out in time of darkness.

21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.

22 ⁵Do not say, "I will repay evil "; ⁶Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

23 ⁷Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a ⁸false scale is not good.

24 ⁹Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" And ¹⁰after the vows to make inquiry.

26 A ¹¹wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the ¹²threshing wheel over them.

27 The ¹³spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

28 Loyalty and ¹⁴truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the ¹⁵honor of old men is their gray hair.

Cross References 15

1. Proverbs 11:13
2. Proverbs 13:3
3. Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9; Proverbs 30:11; Matthew 15:4
4. Job 18:5; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 24:20
5. Proverbs 24:29; Matthew 5:39; Romans 12:17, 19; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9
6. Psalms 27:14
7. Proverbs 20:10
8. Proverbs 11:1
9. Proverbs 16:9
10. Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5
11. Proverbs 20:8
12. Isaiah 28:27
13. 1 Corinthians 2:11
14. Proverbs 29:14
15. Proverbs 16:31

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