My LORD’s BibleProverbs 20
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בֹּו לֹא יֶחְכָּם׃ (1246)
See also: Ephesians 5:18, Hosea 4:11, Isaiah 28:7, Proverbs 31:4, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Galatians 5:21, Habakkuk 2:15-16, 2 Samuel 11:13, Ecclesiastes 2:3, Isaiah 5:11, Genesis 9:21, Isaiah 5:22, Proverbs 23:29-35, Habakkuk 2:5, Genesis 19:31-36, Proverbs 23:30, Ecclesiastes 10:16, Isaiah 56:12, Hosea 7:5, Leviticus 10:9
2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרֹו חֹוטֵא נַפְשֹׁו׃ (2144)
See also: 1 Peter 5:8, Proverbs 8:36, Proverbs 19:12, Romans 13:3, Proverbs 16:14, Ecclesiastes 10:4, 1 Kings 2:23, Romans 13:4, Numbers 16:38, Proverbs 28:15, Ecclesiastes 8:4, Hosea 11:10, Amos 3:8, Esther 1:12, Habakkuk 2:10, 2 Timothy 4:17, Proverbs 24:22, Proverbs 30:31, Daniel 2:12, Amos 1:2
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
כָּבֹוד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּע׃ (1943)
See also: Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 26:17, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 18:6, Ephesians 4:32-5:1, Genesis 13:8, James 4:1, 2 Kings 14:10, Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 21:24, Ephesians 1:6-8, James 3:14, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:17, 2 Chronicles 25:19, Proverbs 25:8-10
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ [יִשְׁאַל כ] (וְשָׁאַל ק) בַּקָּצִיר וָאָיִן׃ (2334)
See also: 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Proverbs 6:6, Ecclesiastes 11:4, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 13:4, Matthew 25:3-10, Matthew 25:24-28, Proverbs 26:13-16, Ecclesiastes 10:18, 2 Peter 1:5-11, Proverbs 6:10-11, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 21:25, Proverbs 24:31, Ecclesiastes 4:5, Exodus 16:27, Luke 16:3
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה׃ (1739)
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדֹּו וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָא׃ (1602)
See also: Proverbs 21:2, Psalms 12:1, Proverbs 25:14, Matthew 6:2, Luke 16:15, Proverbs 28:20, Luke 18:8, Luke 22:33, Proverbs 27:2, Jeremiah 5:1, Luke 18:11, Micah 7:2, Matthew 9:14, Ecclesiastes 7:28, Matthew 26:33, Luke 18:28, John 1:47, 2 Corinthians 12:11
7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמֹּו צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָיו׃ (1951)
See also: Philippians 4:8, Psalms 112:2, Psalms 37:26, Jeremiah 32:39, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Acts 2:39, 3 John 1:3-4, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 19:1, Genesis 17:7, Psalms 15:2, Psalms 25:21, Luke 1:6, Psalms 26:1, Proverbs 14:2, Titus 2:11-12, Isaiah 33:15, Deuteronomy 28:4, Psalms 26:11, Isaiah 26:7
8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
מֶלֶךְ יֹושֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָע׃ (1373)
See also: Psalms 101:8, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 20:26, 1 Kings 7:7, Psalms 99:4, Proverbs 29:12, Proverbs 29:14, Psalms 92:9, 1 Samuel 23:3-4, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 72:4, Psalms 101:6-8, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:4, Isaiah 28:6, Isaiah 32:1, 2 Samuel 3:39, 1 Kings 2:36, Nehemiah 13:28, Job 29:8
9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
מִי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִי׃ (1882)
See also: Psalms 51:10, 1 John 1:8, Ecclesiastes 7:20, James 3:2, 1 Kings 8:46, Job 15:14, Job 14:4, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Genesis 8:21, Job 25:4, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Chronicles 6:36, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 51:5, Leviticus 13:6
10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם׃ (1662)
See also: Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 20:23, Proverbs 16:11, Leviticus 19:13, Ezekiel 45:10, Micah 6:10, Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 25:13-15, Proverbs 6:16, Amos 8:4-7, Revelation 21:8, Deuteronomy 7:25-26, Deuteronomy 17:1
11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֹו׃ (2042)
See also: Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:43-44, Proverbs 21:8, 2 Kings 22:2, Luke 2:46-47, Genesis 21:9, Psalms 51:5, Psalms 58:3, Luke 1:15, 2 Kings 2:23, Psalms 36:1, Luke 1:66, Proverbs 22:15
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
אֹזֶן מַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶם׃ (1759)
See also: Isaiah 35:5, Matthew 13:13-16, Psalms 94:9, Psalms 119:18, Deuteronomy 29:4, 1 Kings 3:9, Isaiah 29:18, Exodus 4:11, Ephesians 1:17-18, Acts 26:18, Isaiah 42:18, Luke 8:8, John 10:21, 1 Corinthians 12:17, Proverbs 25:12
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
אַל־תֶּאֱהַב נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְׂבַע־לָחֶם׃ (2328)
See also: Proverbs 19:15, Romans 12:11, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:11, Romans 13:11, Proverbs 6:9-11, Proverbs 13:4, Jonah 1:6, Ephesians 5:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 31:15, 1 Corinthians 15:34
14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקֹּונֶה וְאֹזֵל לֹו אָז יִתְהַלָּל׃ (1520)
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת׃ (2412)
See also: Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 24:4, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 16:24, Job 33:3, Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 15:7, Ecclesiastes 12:9-11, Romans 10:14-15, Exodus 28:17, 1 Kings 10:10, Job 28:12-19, Proverbs 5:2, Proverbs 10:20-21, Proverbs 16:21, Ephesians 4:29
16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
לְקַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד [נָכְרִים כ] (נָכְרִיָּה ק) חַבְלֵהוּ׃ (1520)
See also: Proverbs 6:1, Proverbs 27:13, Exodus 22:26, Proverbs 22:27, Proverbs 11:15, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26-27, Genesis 38:17, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 7:10, Proverbs 23:27, Job 17:3, Hebrews 7:22
17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָץ׃ (1876)
See also: Proverbs 9:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Lamentations 3:16, Job 20:12-20, Lamentations 3:15-16, Proverbs 4:17, Hebrews 11:25, Genesis 3:6-7
18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
מַחֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָה תִכֹּון וּבְתַחְבֻּלֹות עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה׃ (2751)
See also: Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 24:6, Luke 14:31, Judges 1:1-2, Judges 20:18, Joshua 7:2, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 2:26-27, 2 Kings 6:8, 2 Chronicles 32:3, Proverbs 16:12, Joshua 22:13, Judges 9:29, Judges 18:2, Judges 19:30, Judges 20:26-28, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:27, 1 Kings 1:12
19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
גֹּולֶה־סֹּוד הֹולֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה פָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָב׃ (2555)
See also: Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 11:13, 1 Timothy 5:13, Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 18:8, Romans 16:18, Psalms 101:5, Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 24:21, Proverbs 29:5, Job 17:5, Psalms 12:2, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 16:29, Proverbs 25:9, Proverbs 26:20-22, 2 Chronicles 24:17, Proverbs 26:22, 1 Thessalonians 2:5
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמֹּו יִדְעַךְ נֵרֹו [בְּאִישֹׁון כ] (בֶּאֱשׁוּן ק) חֹשֶׁךְ׃ (1808)
See also: Exodus 20:12, Exodus 21:17, Proverbs 30:11, Ephesians 6:2, Proverbs 30:17, Leviticus 20:9, Deuteronomy 27:16, Job 18:5, Proverbs 13:9, Proverbs 24:20, Matthew 15:4, Jude 1:13, Matthew 25:8, Job 29:3, Deuteronomy 21:18, Job 18:18, Job 21:17, Matthew 22:13, Mark 7:10, Colossians 3:20
21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
נַחֲלָה [מְבֻחֶלֶת כ] (מְבֹהֶלֶת ק) בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָךְ׃ (3011)
See also: Proverbs 10:22, Proverbs 13:11, 1 Timothy 6:9, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 21:5, Proverbs 21:6, Proverbs 28:8, Job 27:16-17, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 28:20, Proverbs 28:22, Habakkuk 2:6, Malachi 2:2, Zechariah 5:4, Numbers 32:19, Proverbs 15:27
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהוָה וְיֹשַׁע לָךְ׃ (1921)
See also: Romans 12:17-19, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Proverbs 24:29, Proverbs 17:13, 1 Peter 3:9, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Peter 2:23, Matthew 5:39, 1 Peter 4:19, 2 Samuel 16:12, Psalms 27:14, Psalms 37:34, Lamentations 3:25-26, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 12:19, Psalms 37:7, 1 Corinthians 6:7, Leviticus 19:18, Zephaniah 3:8, 1 Samuel 13:9
23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֹוב׃ (1463)
See also: Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 20:10, Hosea 12:7, Ezekiel 45:10, Proverbs 16:11, Amos 8:5, Proverbs 6:16, Micah 6:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Deuteronomy 25:16
24Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכֹּו׃ (883)
See also: Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23, Proverbs 21:1, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 25:4, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 14:8, Daniel 5:23, Acts 17:28, Isaiah 10:6-7
25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
מֹוקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּר׃ (1856)
See also: Ecclesiastes 5:2, Ecclesiastes 5:4-6, Ecclesiastes 5:5, Matthew 5:33, Deuteronomy 23:23, Proverbs 18:13, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 27:9-10, Numbers 30:2-16, Malachi 3:8-10, Leviticus 22:10-15, Leviticus 27:30-31, Joshua 9:20, Proverbs 18:7, Judges 21:22, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Matthew 15:5, Acts 5:3
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֹופָן׃ (1640)
See also: Psalms 101:8, Proverbs 20:8, Psalms 72:4, 2 Samuel 12:31, 1 Kings 2:6, 2 Samuel 4:9-12, 1 Kings 2:36, Nehemiah 13:28, Psalms 101:5-8, Proverbs 14:35, Isaiah 28:27-28, Romans 13:4
27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן׃ (1832)
See also: 1 Corinthians 2:11, Hebrews 4:12-13, Job 32:8, 1 John 3:19-21, Genesis 2:7, Romans 2:15, 2 Corinthians 4:2-6, Psalms 18:28, Luke 11:36, Proverbs 20:30
28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֹו׃ (1216)
See also: Proverbs 3:3, Psalms 40:11, Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 16:12, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 101:1, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 29:14, Psalms 21:7, Psalms 61:7, Isaiah 16:5, 1 Kings 20:31, Jeremiah 22:15
29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָה׃ (2154)
See also: Proverbs 16:31, 1 John 2:14, Genesis 25:8, Leviticus 19:32, Jeremiah 9:23-24, 1 John 2:13, Job 41:32, Ecclesiastes 12:5
30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
חַבֻּרֹות פֶּצַע [תַּמְרִיק כ] (תַּמְרוּק ק) בְּרָע וּמַכֹּות חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן׃ (3499)