20Proverbs 20

1Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.Select Proverbs 20:1

2Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.Select Proverbs 20:2

3Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.Select Proverbs 20:3

4A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.Select Proverbs 20:4

5A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.Select Proverbs 20:5

6Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!Select Proverbs 20:6

7Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.Select Proverbs 20:7

8The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.Select Proverbs 20:8

9Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?Select Proverbs 20:9

10The Lord hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.Select Proverbs 20:10

11Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.Select Proverbs 20:11

12The Lord has given us eyes to see with and ears to listen with.Select Proverbs 20:12

13If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.Select Proverbs 20:13

14The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags about the bargain he got.Select Proverbs 20:14

15If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.Select Proverbs 20:15

16Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.Select Proverbs 20:16

17What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.Select Proverbs 20:17

18Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.Select Proverbs 20:18

19A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.Select Proverbs 20:19

20If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.Select Proverbs 20:20

21The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.Select Proverbs 20:21

22Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the Lord and he will make it right.Select Proverbs 20:22

23The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.Select Proverbs 20:23

24The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?Select Proverbs 20:24

25Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.Select Proverbs 20:25

26A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.Select Proverbs 20:26

27The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.Select Proverbs 20:27

28A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.Select Proverbs 20:28

29We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.Select Proverbs 20:29

30Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.Select Proverbs 20:30