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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 Smith's Literal Translation</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="../">SLT</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">Smith's Literal Translation</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"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Wine Is a Mocker<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The terror of the king growling as the young lion: he overflowing against him sinned against his soul.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Honor to a man ceasing from strife: and every foolish one will be irritated.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The slothful one reproaching will not work: he shall ask in harvest, and nothing.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Deep waters are counsel in the heart of man; and a man of understanding will draw it out.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The multitude of man will call each his mercy: and a man of faithfulness who shall find?<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The king shall sit upon the throne of judgment scattering with his eyes all evil.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Who shall say, I cleansed my heart; I was pure from my sin?<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Also a youth shall be known by his doings, if pure and straight his work.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made, also them two.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Thou shalt not love sleep lest thou shalt be dispossessed: open wide thine eyes, being filled with bread.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Evil, evil, he buying will say: and departing to him, and then he will boast.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>There is gold and a multitude of pearls: and a precious vessel the lips of knowledge.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; and afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The purpose shall be prepared by counsel, and with guidance make war.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He cursing his father and his mother, his lamp shall go out in the midst of darkness.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Thou shalt not say, I will requite evil; wait for Jehovah, he will save to thee.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>An abomination of Jehovah stone and stone; and the balance of deceit is not good.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>From Jehovah man's steps; and how shall man understand his way?<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A wise king scatters the unjust, and he will turn back a wheel over them.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The light of Jehovah is the breath of man, searching all the chambers of the belly.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Mercy and truth shall guard the king: and his throne he upheld in mercy.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The glory of young men their strength: and the ornament of old men gray hair.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The joining of a wound will cleanse against evil: and blows the chambers of the belly.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; 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