Proverbs 20:1-9

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”?

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 10:9; Habakkuk 2:5
• 2. S 1 Samuel 25:36
• 3. 1 Kings 20:16
• 4. Proverbs 31:4
• 5. S Proverbs 19:12
• 6. S Esther 7:7; S Proverbs 16:14; Proverbs 8:36
• 7. S 1 Samuel 25:25
• 8. S Genesis 13:8; Proverbs 17:14
• 9. S Proverbs 6:6
• 10. Ecclesiastes 10:18
• 11. S Psalms 18:16
• 12. Psalms 12:1
• 13. S Psalms 26:1
• 14. Psalms 37:25-26; Psalms 112:2
• 15. S 1 Kings 7:7
• 16. ver 26; Proverbs 25:4-5
• 17. S Job 15:14
• 18. 1 Kings 8:46; Ecclesiastes 7:20; 1 John 1:8