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  20:1 ¶
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. |
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20:1 ¶
Wineº
[is] a mocker,ºº
strong drinkº
[is] raging:ºº
and whosoeverº
is deceivedºº
thereby is notº
wise.ºº |
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20:2
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life. |
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20:2
The fearº
of a kingº
[is] as the roaringº
of a lion:º
[whoso] provoketh him to angerºº
sinnethºº
[against] his own soul.º |
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20:3
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. |
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20:3
[It is] an honourº
for a manº
to ceaseº
from strife:ºº
but everyº
foolº
will be meddling.ºº |
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20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
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20:4
The sluggardº
will notº
plowºº
by reason of the cold;ºº
[therefore] shall he begºººº
in harvest,º
and [have] nothing.º |
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20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. |
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20:5
Counselº
in the heartº
of manº
[is like] deepº
water;º
but a manº
of understandingº
will draw it out.ºº |
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20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? |
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20:6
Mostº
menº
will proclaimºº
every oneº
his own goodness:º
but a faithfulº
manº
whoº
can find?ºº |
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20:7
A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. |
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20:7
The justº
[man] walkethºº
in his integrity:º
his childrenº
[are] blessedº
afterº
him. |
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20:8
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. |
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20:8
A kingº
that sittethº
inººº
the throneº
of judgmentº
scattereth awayºº
allº
evilº
with his eyes.º |
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20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? |
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20:9
Whoº
can say,ºº
I have made my heartº
clean,ºº
I am pureºº
from my sin?ºº |
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20:10
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. |
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20:10
Divers weights,º
[and] divers measures,º
bothº
of them [are] alikeº
abominationº
to the LORD.º |
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20:11
Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. |
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20:11
Evenº
a childº
is knownºº
by his doings,º
whetherº
his workº
[be] pure,º
and whetherº
[it be] right.º |
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20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
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20:12
The hearingºº
ear,º
and the seeingºº
eye,º
the LORDº
hath madeºº
evenº
bothº
of them. |
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20:13
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
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20:13
Loveºº
notº
sleep,º
lestº
thou come to poverty;ºº
openºº
thine eyes,º
[and] thou shalt be satisfiedºº
with bread.º |
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20:14
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. |
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20:14
[It is] naught,º
[it is] naught,º
saithºº
the buyer:ºº
but when he is goneºº
his way,º
thenº
he boasteth.ºº |
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20:15
There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. |
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20:15
There isº
gold,º
and a multitudeº
of rubies:º
but the lipsº
of knowledgeº
[are] a preciousº
jewel.º |
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20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners. |
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20:16
Takeºº
his garmentº
thatº
is suretyºº
[for] a stranger:ºº
and take a pledgeºº
of him forº
a strange woman.º |
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20:17
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
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20:17
Breadº
of deceitº
[is] sweetº
to a man;º
but afterwardsº
his mouthº
shall be filledºº
with gravel.º |
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20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war. |
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20:18
[Every] purposeº
is establishedºº
by counsel:º
and with good adviceº
makeºº
war.º |
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20:19
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. |
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20:19
He that goeth aboutºº
[as] a talebearerº
revealethºº
secrets:º
therefore meddleºº
notº
with him that flatterethºº
with his lips.º |
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20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. |
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20:20
Whoso cursethºº
his fatherº
or his mother,º
his lampº
shall be put outºº
in obscureºº
darkness.º |
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20:21
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. |
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20:21
An inheritanceº
[may be] gotten hastilyºººº
at the beginning;º
but the endº
thereof shall notº
be blessed.ºº |
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20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. |
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20:22
Sayºº
notº
thou, I will recompenseºº
evil;º
[but] waitº
onºº
the LORD,º
and he shall saveºº
thee. |
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20:23
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. |
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20:23
Divers weightsº
[are] an abominationº
unto the LORD;º
and a falseº
balanceº
[is] notº
good.º |
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20:24
A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? |
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20:24
Man'sº
goingsº
[are] of the LORD;ºº
howº
can a manº
then understandºº
his own way?º |
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20:25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry. |
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20:25
[It is] a snareº
to the manº
[who] devourethºº
[that which is] holy,º
and afterº
vowsº
to make enquiry.ºº |
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20:26
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing]-wheel over them. |
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20:26
A wiseº
kingº
scatterethºº
the wicked,º
and bringethºº
the wheelº
overº
them. |
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20:27
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. |
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20:27
The spiritº
of manº
[is] the candleº
of the LORD,º
searchingºº
allº
the inward partsº
of the belly.º |
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20:28
Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. |
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20:28
Mercyº
and truthº
preserveºº
the king:º
and his throneº
is upholdenºº
by mercy.º |
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20:29
The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. |
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20:29
The gloryº
of young menº
[is] their strength:º
and the beautyº
of old menº
[is] the gray head.º |
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20:30
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts. |
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20:30
The bluenessº
of a woundº
cleansethº
awayº
evil:º
so [do] stripesº
the inward partsº
of the belly.º |
