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Proverbs 20 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:4 - The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:5 - The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:7 - An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8 - A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:9 - Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:10 - Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11 - Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:12 - The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:14 - A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:15 - There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16 - Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:17 - Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:18 - Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19 - He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 - If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:21 - A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 - Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 - Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:26 - A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 - The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:30 - By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Proverbs Chapter 20 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras