Proverbs 20:2-12

2 Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
3 [It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
4 The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
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}.

Footnotes 7

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