Proverbs (Sentences), 20

[1] Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith, shall not be wise. •

[2] As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.

[3] It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. •

[4] Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. •

[5] Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. •

[6] Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? •

[7] The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.

[8] The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. •

[9] Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? •

[10] Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. •

[11] By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. •

[12] The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. •

[13] Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. •

[14] It is naught, it is naught, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. •

[15] There is gold and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. •

[16] Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. •

[17] The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. •

[18] Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. •

[19] Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. •

[20] He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. •

[21] The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. •

[22] Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee. •

[23] Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. •

[24] The steps of men are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? •

[25] It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. •

[26] A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. •

[27] The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. •

[28] Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. •

[29] The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. •

[30] The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly. •