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Proverbs
Offers wisdom and advice on how to live a good and meaningful life.
Chapter 20
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1
KJV:
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Geneva:
Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
2
KJV:
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Geneva:
The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
3
KJV:
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Geneva:
It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
4
KJV:
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Geneva:
The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
5
KJV:
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Geneva:
The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
6
KJV:
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Geneva:
Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?
7
KJV:
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Geneva:
He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
8
KJV:
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Geneva:
A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
9
KJV:
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Geneva:
Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?
10
KJV:
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Geneva:
Diuers weightes, & diuers measures, both these are euen abomination vnto the Lord.
11
KJV:
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Geneva:
A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.
12
KJV:
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Geneva:
The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
13
KJV:
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Geneva:
Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14
KJV:
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Geneva:
It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
15
KJV:
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Geneva:
There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.
16
KJV:
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Geneva:
Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
17
KJV:
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Geneva:
The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
18
KJV:
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Geneva:
Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.
19
KJV:
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Geneva:
He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20
KJV:
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Geneva:
He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shalbe put out in obscure darkenes.
21
KJV:
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Geneva:
An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22
KJV:
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Geneva:
Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
23
KJV:
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Geneva:
Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
24
KJV:
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Geneva:
The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
25
KJV:
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Geneva:
It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
26
KJV:
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Geneva:
A wise King scattereth the wicked, & causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
27
KJV:
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Geneva:
The light of the Lorde is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
28
KJV:
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Geneva:
Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
29
KJV:
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
Geneva:
The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
30
KJV:
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Geneva:
The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.
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