Proverbs 20

1: Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who goes astray for it is wise.

2: The dread of the king is as when a lion roars; he who incurs his anger forfeits his life.

3: It is honorable for a man to shun strife, while every fool starts a quarrel.

4: In seedtime the sluggard plows not; when he looks for the harvest, it is not there.

5: The intention in the human heart is like water far below the surface, but the man of intelligence draws it forth.

6: Many are declared to be men of virtue: but who can find one worthy of trust?

7: When a man walks in integrity and justice, happy are his children after him!

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9:Who can say "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed of my sin?"

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11: Even by his manners the child betrays whether his conduct is innocent and right.

12: The ear that hears, and the eye that sees-the Lord has made them both.

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15: Like gold or a wealth of corals, wise lips are a precious ornament.

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20: If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness.

21: Possessions gained hastily at the outset will in the end not be blessed.

22: Say not, "I will repay evil!" Trust in the Lord and he will help you.

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24: Man's steps are from the Lord, how, then can a man understand his way?

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27: A lamp from the Lord is the breath of man; it searches through all his inmost being.

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29: The glory of young men is their strength, and the dignity of old men is gray hair.