Proverbs 20:17-30

¹⁷Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

¹⁸Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

¹⁹He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

²⁰Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

²¹An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

²²Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

²³Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

²⁴A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

²⁵It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

²⁶A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

²⁷The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

²⁸Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

³⁰Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.