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Proverbs 20 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:4 - Those too lazy to plow in the right season
will have no food at the harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:5 - Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
a person with understanding will draw it out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:7 - The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8 - When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:9 - Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;
I am pure and free from sin”?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:10 - False weights and unequal measures[fn]—
the LORD detests double standards of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11 - Even children are known by the way they act,
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:12 - Ears to hear and eyes to see—
both are gifts from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:14 - The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”
then brags about getting a bargain!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:15 - Wise words are more valuable
than much gold and many rubies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16 - Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:17 - Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:18 - Plans succeed through good counsel;
don’t go to war without wise advice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19 - A gossip goes around telling secrets,
so don’t hang around with chatterers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 - If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:21 - An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 - Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 - The LORD detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:26 - A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
then runs his threshing wheel over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The LORD’s light penetrates the human spirit,[fn]
exposing every hidden motive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 - The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:30 - Physical punishment cleanses away evil;[fn]
such discipline purifies the heart.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text is for a promiscuous woman.
Or The human spirit is the LORD’s light.
The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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