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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 20 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Proverbs 20</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/19.htm" title="Proverbs 19">◄</a> Proverbs 20 <a href="../proverbs/21.htm" title="Proverbs 21">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>WINE is grievous, drunkenness is shameful; and whosoever drinks excessively is not wise.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>The anger of the king is as the roaring of a lion; he who provokes him to anger sins against his own life.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>It is an honor for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will delight in it.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>The lazy man is reproached and he will not cease from talking; therefore he shall beg during harvest but will not receive even water.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>The counsel in a king's heart is deep; but a wise man will draw it out.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>Many men are considered merciful; but a faithful man who can find?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>The just man walks in his integrity; blessed are his children after him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil things from before him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sins?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>Even a child is known by his doings, whether his works are pure and whether they are right.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>A friend says to his friend, I have made a gain; then he boasts.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>Again he says, Here is gold and a multitude of precious stones and precious vessels; but the lips of knowledge are precious jewels.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take his pledge for the sake of a stranger.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>He who becomes surety for a man by means of deceitful gain will afterwards have his mouth filled with gravel.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>A good purpose is established by counsel; but by provocation war is made.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>He who reveals a secret causes slander; therefore do not meddle with him who is hasty with his lips.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be extinguished.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>An inheritance hastily acquired in the beginning, shall not be blessed in the end.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>Do not say, I will recompense evil; but wait for the LORD that he may save you.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>Diverse weights are an abomination in the presence of the LORD; and false scales are not good.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>A man's steps are directed by the LORD; who is the man, then, who can direct his own way?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>It is a snare for a man who vows to give something to a holy place, and regrets after he has vowed.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>A wise king scatters the wicked and crushes them under the wheel.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>Mercy and truth preserve a king; and his throne is established by grace.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-29.htm#aramaic"><b>29</b></a></span>The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is their grey hair.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-30.htm#aramaic"><b>30</b></a></span>Misery and torment befall the evil men; and wounds smite the inner parts of their body.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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