Proverbs 20:19-30

¹⁹He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.

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

²¹A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.

²²Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.

²³Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.

²⁴A man's steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?

²⁵It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.

²⁶A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.

²⁷The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.

²⁸Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength, And the beauty of old men is the gray head.

³⁰Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.