Proverbs 20:2-12

2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; He who provokes him to anger ¹forfeits his own life.

3 ²Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel.

4 The ³sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out.

6 Many a man ⁴proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a ⁵trustworthy man?

7 A righteous man who ⁶walks in his integrity - ⁷How blessed are his sons after him.

8 ⁸A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.

9 ⁹Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin "?

10 ¹⁰Differing weights and differing measures, Both * of them are abominable to the LORD.

11 It is by his deeds that a lad ¹¹distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.

12 The hearing ¹²ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both * of them.

Cross References 12

1. Numbers 16:38; 1 Kings 2:23; Proverbs 8:36; Habakkuk 2:10
2. Genesis 13:7; Proverbs 17:14
3. Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 21:25
4. Proverbs 25:14; Matthew 6:2; Luke 18:11
5. Psalms 12:1; Luke 18:8
6. Proverbs 19:1
7. Psalms 37:26; Psalms 112:2
8. Proverbs 20:26; Proverbs 25:5
9. 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Job 14:4; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:9; 1 John 1:8
10. Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:23
11. Matthew 7:16
12. Exodus 4:11; Psalms 94:9