Proverbs 20:23-30

23 ¹Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and ²false scales are not good.

24 A man's ³steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only ⁴after making vows.

26 A wise king ⁵winnows the wicked and drives ⁶the wheel over them.

27 ⁷The spirit^[a] of man is the lamp of the LORD, ⁸searching all ⁹his innermost parts.

28 ¹⁰Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his ¹¹throne is upheld.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, but ¹²the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

30 ¹³Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean ¹⁴the innermost parts.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 10
• 2. See Proverbs 11:1
• 3. See Proverbs 16:9
• 4. [Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5]
• 5. [Matthew 3:12]
• 6. Isaiah 28:27
• 7. [1 Corinthians 2:11]
• 8. [Zephaniah 1:12]
• 9. Proverbs 18:8
• 10. Proverbs 3:3
• 11. See Proverbs 16:12
• 12. Proverbs 16:31
• 13. [Isaiah 53:5]
• 14. [See ver. 27 above]

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew breath