Proverbs 20 NASB 1977

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<p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A righteous man who walks in his integrity— <br>            How blessed are his sons after him. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>A king who sits on the throne of justice <br>            Disperses all evil with his eyes. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, <br>            I am pure from my sin”? <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Differing weights and differing measures, <br>            Both of them are abominable to the LORD. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself <br>            If his conduct is pure and right. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The hearing ear and the seeing eye, <br>            The LORD has made both of them. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; <br>            Open your eyes, <i>and</i> you will be satisfied with food. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Bad, bad,” says the buyer; <br>            But when he goes his way, then he boasts. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; <br>            But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; <br>            And for foreigners, hold him in pledge. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, <br>            But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Prepare plans by consultation, <br>            And make war by wise guidance. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, <br>            Therefore do not associate with a gossip. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He who curses his father or his mother, <br>            His lamp will go out in time of darkness. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning, <br>            Will not be blessed in the end. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Do not say, “I will repay evil”; <br>            Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, <br>            And a false scale is not good. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Man’s steps are <i>ordained</i> by the LORD, <br>            How then can man understand his way? <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!” <br>            And after the vows to make inquiry. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A wise king winnows the wicked, <br>            And drives the <i>threshing</i> wheel over them. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, <br>            Searching all the innermost parts of his being. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Loyalty and truth preserve the king, <br>            And he upholds his throne by righteousness. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The glory of young men is their strength, <br>            And the honor of old men is their gray hair. <p>     <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/proverbs/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Stripes that wound scour away evil, <br>            And strokes <i>reach</i> the innermost parts.<p></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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