Proverbs 20
Under each verse is the Hebrew source text word by word, from right to left: each prefix, stem and suffix with its transliteration, English gloss, Extended Strong's number and morphology code. Source text: STEPBible's TAHOT (CC BY 4.0)
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- 1Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
- 2The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
- 3An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
- 4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
- 5Counsel in the heart of a man `is' deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
- 6A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
- 7The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
- 8A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
- 9Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'
- 10A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them `are' an abomination to Jehovah.
- 11Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
- 12A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
- 13Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.
- 14`Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
- 15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.
- 16Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
- 17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.
- 18Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
- 19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.
- 20Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
- 21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
- 22Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
- 23An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.
- 24From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?
- 25A snare to a man `is' he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
- 26A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
- 27The breath of man `is' a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
- 28Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
- 29The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
- 30The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
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