Proverbs 20:5-15

5 Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?
7 He who walks in his integrity [is] righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
8 A king who sits on [the] throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 Who will say "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?
10 Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
11 Even by his acts, a {young man} will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.
14 "Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
15 There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Or "mind"
  • [b]. Or "her"; referring to "purpose"
  • [c]. Or "mind"
  • [d]. Literally "also [the] two of them"
  • [e]. Or "young boy," or "adolescent"
  • [f]. Literally "also [the] two of them"
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