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Proverbs 20:19-29
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19
He that goeth
about
as a
talebearer
revealeth
secrets:
therefore
meddle
not with him that
flattereth
[a]
with his
lips.
20
Whoso
curseth
his
father
or his
mother,
his
lamp
[b]
shall be put
out
in
obscure
*
darkness.
21
An
inheritance
may be gotten
hastily
at the
beginning;
but the
end
thereof shall not be
blessed
.
22
Say
not thou, I will
recompense
evil;
but wait
on
the
LORD,
and he shall
save
thee.
23
Divers
weights
are
an
abomination
unto the
LORD;
and a
false
[c]
balance
is not
good.
24
Man's
goings
are of the
LORD;
how can a
man
then
understand
his own
way?
25
It is a
snare
to the
man
who
devoureth
that which is
holy,
and
after
vows
to make
enquiry
.
26
A
wise
king
scattereth
the
wicked,
and
bringeth
the
wheel
over them.
27
The
spirit
of
man
is the
candle
[d]
of the
LORD,
searching
all the inward
parts
of the
belly.
28
Mercy
and
truth
preserve
the
king:
and his
throne
is
upholden
by
mercy.
29
The
glory
of young
men
is their
strength:
and the
beauty
of old
men
is the gray
head.
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[a].
flattereth: or, enticeth
[b].
lamp: or, candle
[c].
a false...: Heb. balance of deceit
[d].
candle: or, lamp
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