Proverbs 20:4-14

4 The ¹sluggard 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 ²proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a ³trustworthy man?

7 A righteous man who ⁴walks in his integrity - ⁵How blessed are his sons after him.

8 ⁶A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.

9 ⁷Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin "?

10 ⁸Differing weights and differing measures, Both * of them are abominable to the LORD.

11 It is by his deeds that a lad ⁹distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.

12 The hearing ¹⁰ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both * of them.

13 ¹¹Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

14 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

Cross References 11

1. Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 21:25
2. Proverbs 25:14; Matthew 6:2; Luke 18:11
3. Psalms 12:1; Luke 18:8
4. Proverbs 19:1
5. Psalms 37:26; Psalms 112:2
6. Proverbs 20:26; Proverbs 25:5
7. 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Job 14:4; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:9; 1 John 1:8
8. Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:23
9. Matthew 7:16
10. Exodus 4:11; Psalms 94:9
11. Proverbs 6:9, 10; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 24:33