< Proverbs 20 >

1 to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
2 roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
3 glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
[It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
4 from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *QK) in/on/with harvest and nothing
A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
5 water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
6 abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.
7 to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
8 king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
9 who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins?
10 stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
A large and small weight, and various measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.
11 also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.
12 ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
13 not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
Love not to speak ill, lest you be cut off: open your eyes, and be filled with bread.
14 bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
15 there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
16 to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *QK) to pledge him
17 sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
18 plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
19 to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
20 to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *QK) darkness
The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.
21 inheritance (to dismay *QK) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
A portion hastily gotten at first shall 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
Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.
23 abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
25 snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.
26 to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
27 lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
28 kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
29 beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.
30 wound wound (cosmetic *QK) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.

< Proverbs 20 >