{"id":1482,"date":"2015-01-10T13:47:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro20\/"},"modified":"2020-03-09T03:59:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T07:59:36","slug":"pro20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro20\/","title":{"rendered":"Proverbs 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 20<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Wine <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> a mocker, strong drink <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The fear of a king <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> as the roaring of a lion: <span class=\"add\">whoso<\/span> provoketh him to anger sinneth <span class=\"add\">against<\/span> his own soul.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">It is<\/span> an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; <span class=\"add\">therefore<\/span> shall he beg in harvest, and <span class=\"add\">have<\/span> nothing.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Counsel in the heart of man <span class=\"add\">is like<\/span> deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The just <span class=\"add\">man<\/span> walketh in his integrity: his children <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> blessed after him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Divers weights, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> divers measures, both of them <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> alike abomination to the LORD.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work <span class=\"add\">be<\/span> pure, and whether <span class=\"add\">it be<\/span> right.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> thou shalt be satisfied with bread.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">It is<\/span> naught, <span class=\"add\">it is<\/span> naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> a precious jewel.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Take his garment that is surety <span class=\"add\">for<\/span> a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Bread of deceit <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">Every<\/span> purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He that goeth about <span class=\"add\">as<\/span> a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span>An inheritance <span class=\"add\">may be<\/span> gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Say not thou, I will recompense evil; <span class=\"add\">but<\/span> wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Divers weights <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> not good.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Man\u2019s goings <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">It is<\/span> a snare to the man <span class=\"add\">who<\/span> devoureth <span class=\"add\">that which is<\/span> holy, and after vows to make enquiry.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span>A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The spirit of man <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V29\">29\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The glory of young men <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> their strength: and the beauty of old men <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> the grey head.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V30\">30\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so <span class=\"add\">do<\/span> stripes the inward parts of the belly. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Proverbs Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro28\">28<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro29\">29<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro30\">30<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/pro31\">31<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 1\u00a0Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2\u00a0The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3\u00a0 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4\u00a0The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5\u00a0Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6\u00a0Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7\u00a0The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8\u00a0A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9\u00a0Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 10\u00a0Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11\u00a0Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12\u00a0The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13\u00a0Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14\u00a0 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15\u00a0There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16\u00a0Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17\u00a0Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18\u00a0 Every purpose is established by counsel:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-1482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-proverbs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3890,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions\/3890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}