Proverbs 20:21-28

²¹A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.

²²Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.

²³A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.

²⁴A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?

²⁵It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.

²⁶A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.

²⁷The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.

²⁸Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.