Proverbs 20 Wine is a Mocker
Proverbs 20 Wine is a Mocker
Proverbs 30:1-30 Wine is a Mocker
Proverbs 20:1
1 Wine is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:4
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The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:5
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:6
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Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
Proverbs 20:7
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The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:10
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Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:11
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Even a child is known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:12
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The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:13
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Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:15
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There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 20:17
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Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:18
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Plans are established by counsel;
By wise counsel wage war.
Proverbs 20:19
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He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 20:20
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Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
Proverbs 20:21
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An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
Will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:22
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Do not say, “I will recompense (repay) evil”;
Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
Proverbs 20:23
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Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.
Proverbs 20:24
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A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:25
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It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
Proverbs 20:27
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The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the inner depths of his heart.
Proverbs 20:28
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Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
Proverbs 20:29
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The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.
Proverbs 20:30
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Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.