{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/20","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:42:43.852Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":20,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":19,"nextChapter":21,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 20 (ASV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 20](https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/20)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/20 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}