Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.
to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger forfeiteth his life.
roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
3 It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
4 The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *Q(K)*) in/on/with harvest and nothing
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?
abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
7 He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy are his children after him.
to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
9 Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?
who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
14 'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *Q(K)*) to pledge him
17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
18 Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *Q(K)*) darkness
21 An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
inheritance (to dismay *Q(K)*) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
22 Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.
not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
24 A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.
snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
26 A wise king sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
29 The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
30 Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
wound wound (cosmetic *Q(K)*) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
