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Proverbs 20

New Century Version NCV

1 Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled; it is not wise to get drunk on them.

2 An angry king is like a roaring lion. Making him angry may cost you your life.

3 Foolish people are always fighting, but avoiding quarrels will bring you honor.

4 Lazy farmers don't plow when they should; they expect a harvest, but there is none.

5 People's thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there.

6 Many people claim to be loyal, but it is hard to find a trustworthy person.

7 The good people who live honest lives will be a blessing to their children.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he knows evil when he sees it.

9 No one can say, "I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong."

10 The Lord hates both these things: dishonest weights and dishonest measures.

11 Even children are known by their behavior; their actions show if they are innocent and good.

12 The Lord has made both these things: ears to hear and eyes to see.

13 If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.

14 Buyers say, "This is bad. It's no good." Then they go away and brag about what they bought.

15 There is gold and plenty of rubies, but only a few people speak with knowledge.

16 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger's debts, and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.

17 Stolen food may taste sweet at first, but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.

18 Get advice if you want your plans to work. If you go to war, get the advice of others.

19 Gossips can't keep secrets, so avoid people who talk too much.

20 Those who curse their father or mother will be like a light going out in darkness.

21 Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning will do you no good in the end.

22 Don't say, "I'll pay you back for the wrong you did." Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right.

23 The Lord hates dishonest weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

24 The Lord decides what a person will do; no one understands what his life is all about.

25 It's dangerous to promise something to God too quickly. After you've thought about it, it may be too late.

26 A wise king sorts out the evil people, and he punishes them as they deserve.

27 The Lord looks deep inside people and searches through their thoughts.

28 Loyalty and truth keep a king in power; he continues to rule if he is loyal.

29 Young men glory in their strength, and old men are honored for their gray hair.

30 Hard punishment will get rid of evil, and whippings can change an evil heart.

New International Version NIV

1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.

3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.

6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?

10 Differing weights and differing measures— the LORD detests them both.

11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?

12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

18 Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

21 An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you.

23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

24 A person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?

25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows.

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.

30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.