Proverbs 20
1 Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.
to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
2 When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.
roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
3 Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
4 Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *Q(K)*) in/on/with harvest and nothing
5 Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.
water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
6 Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?
abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
7 Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
8 When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
9 Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
10 The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
11 Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.
also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
12 The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.
ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
13 If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
14 “It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.
bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
15 There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
16 If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to foreigners!
to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *Q(K)*) to pledge him
17 Food you get by cheating may taste sweet, but afterwards it will be like a mouthful of gravel.
sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
18 With sound advice, plans are successful; if you're going to war, make sure you have good guidance.
plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
19 A gossip goes around revealing secrets; stay away from people who talk a lot.
to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
20 Anyone who curses their father or mother will have their light put out and end in utter darkness.
to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *Q(K)*) darkness
21 Wealth gained too soon won't do you any good in the end.
inheritance (to dismay *Q(K)*) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
22 Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.
not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
23 The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
24 The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?
from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
25 It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.
snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
26 A wise king separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
27 The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
28 Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.
kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
29 Young men value their strength, but the old value even more the wisdom that comes with gray hair.
beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
30 Wounds and blows clean away what's evil; beatings clean what's deep down inside.
wound wound (cosmetic *Q(K)*) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
