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It’s worthless!” says the buyer,</p><p class="poetry2">but when he goes on his way, he boasts.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>There is gold, and an abundance of rubies,</p><p class="poetry2">but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger,</p><p class="poetry2">and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person,</p><p class="poetry2">but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Plans are established by counsel,</p><p class="poetry2">so make war with guidance.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets;</p><p class="poetry2">therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The one who curses his father and his mother,</p><p class="poetry2">his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>An inheritance gained easily in the beginning</p><p class="poetry2">will not be blessed in the end.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Do not say, “I will pay back evil!”</p><p class="poetry2">Wait for the <span class="smallcaps">Lord,</span> so that he may vindicate you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> abhors differing weights,</p><p class="poetry2">and dishonest scales are wicked.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The steps of a person are ordained by the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> –</p><p class="poetry2">so how can anyone understand his own way?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, “Holy!”</p><p class="poetry2">and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A wise king separates out the wicked;</p><p class="poetry2">he turns the threshing wheel over them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The human spirit is like the lamp of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord,</span></p><p class="poetry2">searching all his innermost parts.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Loyal love and truth preserve a king,</p><p class="poetry2">and his throne is upheld by loyal love.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The glory of young men is their strength,</p><p class="poetry2">and the splendor of old men is gray hair.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil,</p><p class="poetry2">and floggings cleanse the innermost being.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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