< Proverbs 20 >

1 to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3 glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *Q(K)*) in/on/with harvest and nothing
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
5 water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6 abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7 to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9 who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
11 also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
13 not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *Q(K)*) to pledge him
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *Q(K)*) darkness
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 inheritance (to dismay *Q(K)*) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 wound wound (cosmetic *Q(K)*) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

< Proverbs 20 >