Proverbs 20:5-14

⁵Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.

⁶Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?

⁷Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.

⁸When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.

⁹Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?

¹⁰The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.

¹¹Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.

¹²The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.

¹³If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.

¹⁴“It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.