# Proverbs 20

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. Wine is a mocker, beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2. The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his life.
3. It is an honor for a person to keep away from strife, but every fool breaks out in quarrels.
4. The lazy person does not plow when autumn comes; he looks for a crop at harvest, and there is nothing.
5. The purpose in a person’s heart is deep water, but a person of understanding draws it out.
6. Many people proclaim their own loyalty, but who can find a faithful person?
7. The righteous person walks in his integrity; how blessed are his children after him!
8. A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows out all evil with his eyes.
9. Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
10. Two kinds of weights and two kinds of measures—both of them are detestable to Yahweh.
11. Even a young person makes himself known by his actions, whether his conduct is pure and right.
12. The ear that hears and the eye that sees—Yahweh made them both.
13. Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
14. “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, then he boasts.
15. There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips that speak knowledge are a precious treasure.
16. Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge when he does it for a foreign woman.
17. Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth is filled with gravel.
18. Plans are made firm by counsel; wage war with wise guidance.
19. Whoever goes around slandering reveals secrets, so do not associate with someone who talks too much.
20. Whoever curses his father or his mother—his lamp will go out in the deepest darkness.
21. An inheritance gained in haste at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
22. Do not say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
23. Two kinds of weights are detestable to Yahweh, and dishonest scales are not good.
24. A person’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can anyone understand his own way?
25. It is a trap for a person to declare rashly, “It is holy,” and only afterward to think about his vows.
26. A wise king winnows out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27. The human spirit is the lamp of Yahweh, searching all the inner depths of the body.
28. Loyalty and faithfulness protect a king, and he upholds his throne by loyalty.
29. The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of the old is gray hair.
30. Blows that wound scour away evil, and beatings reach the inner depths of the body.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 19](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/19.md)
[Proverbs 21](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/21.md)

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