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Proverbs 20:16-26
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16
Take
his
garment
when
he
becomes
surety
for a
stranger
; And for
foreigners
,
hold
him in
pledge
.
17
1
Bread
obtained by
falsehood
is
sweet
to a
man
, But
afterward
his
mouth
will be
filled
with
gravel
.
18
Prepare
2
plans
by
consultation
, And
3
make
war
by
wise
guidance
.
19
He who
4
goes
about as a
slanderer
reveals
secrets
, Therefore do not
associate
with
5
a
gossip
*
.
20
He who
6
curses
his
father
or his
mother
, His
7
lamp
will
go
out in
time
of
darkness
.
21
An
inheritance
gained
hurriedly
at the
beginning
Will not be
blessed
in the
end
.
22
8
Do not
say
, "I will
repay
evil
";
9
Wait
for the
LORD
, and He will
save
you.
23
10
Differing
weights
are an
abomination
to the
LORD
, And a
11
false
scale
is not
good
.
24
12
Man'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
13
after
the
vows
to
make
inquiry
.
26
A
14
wise
king
winnows
the
wicked
, And
drives
the
15
threshing
wheel
over
them.
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Cross References
15
1.
Proverbs 9:17
2.
Proverbs 11:14
;
Proverbs 15:22
3.
Proverbs 24:6
;
Luke 14:31
4.
Proverbs 11:13
5.
Proverbs 13:3
6.
Exodus 21:17
;
Leviticus 20:9
;
Proverbs 30:11
;
Matthew 15:4
7.
Job 18:5
;
Proverbs 13:9
;
Proverbs 24:20
8.
Proverbs 24:29
;
Matthew 5:39
;
Romans 12:17, 19
;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
;
1 Peter 3:9
9.
Psalms 27:14
10.
Proverbs 20:10
11.
Proverbs 11:1
12.
Proverbs 16:9
13.
Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5
14.
Proverbs 20:8
15.
Isaiah 28:27
Footnotes
5
[a].
Lit "one who opens his lips"
[b].
Lit "pupil" (of eye)
[c].
Lit "A stone and a stone"
[d].
Lit "balance of deceit"
[e].
Lit "turns"
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