Proverbs 20

KJV

1  Wine³¹⁹⁶ is a mocker,³⁸⁸⁷ strong drink⁷⁹⁴¹ is raging:¹⁹⁹³ and whosoever³⁶⁰⁵ is deceived⁷⁶⁸⁶ thereby is not³⁸⁰⁸ wise.²⁴⁴⁹

2  The fear³⁶⁷ of a king⁴⁴²⁸ is as the roaring⁵⁰⁹⁹ of a lion:³⁷¹⁵ whoso provoketh him to anger⁵⁶⁷⁴ sinneth²³⁹⁸ against his own soul.⁵³¹⁵

3  It is an honor³⁵¹⁹ for a man³⁷⁶ to cease⁷⁶⁷⁴ from strife:^{4480 7379} but every³⁶⁰⁵ fool¹⁹¹ will be meddling.¹⁵⁶⁶

4  The sluggard⁶¹⁰² will not³⁸⁰⁸ plow²⁷⁹⁰ by reason of the cold;^{4480 2779} therefore shall he beg⁷⁵⁹² in harvest,⁷¹⁰⁵ and have nothing.³⁶⁹

5  Counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ in the heart³⁸²⁰ of man³⁷⁶ is like deep⁶⁰¹³ water;⁴³²⁵ but a man³⁷⁶ of understanding⁸³⁹⁴ will draw it out.¹⁸⁰²

6  Most⁷²³⁰ men¹²⁰ will proclaim⁷¹²¹ every one³⁷⁶ his own goodness:²⁶¹⁷ but a faithful⁵²⁹ man³⁷⁶ who⁴³¹⁰ can find?⁴⁶⁷²

7  The just⁶⁶⁶² man walketh¹⁹⁸⁰ in his integrity:⁸⁵³⁷ his children¹¹²¹ are blessed⁸³⁵ after³¹⁰ him.

8  A king⁴⁴²⁸ that sitteth³⁴²⁷ in⁵⁹²¹ the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of judgment¹⁷⁷⁹ scattereth away²²¹⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ with his eyes.⁵⁸⁶⁹

9  Who⁴³¹⁰ can say,⁵⁵⁹ I have made my heart³⁸²⁰ clean,²¹³⁵ I am pure²⁸⁹¹ from my sin?^{4480 2403}

10  Divers weights,^{68 68} and divers measures,^{374 374} both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them are alike¹⁵⁷¹ abomination⁸⁴⁴¹ to the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

11  Even¹⁵⁷¹ a child⁵²⁸⁸ is known⁵²³⁴ by his doings,⁴⁶¹¹ whether⁵¹⁸ his work⁶⁴⁶⁷ be pure,²¹³⁴ and whether⁵¹⁸ it be right.³⁴⁷⁷

12  The hearing⁸⁰⁸⁵ ear,²⁴¹ and the seeing⁷²⁰⁰ eye,⁵⁸⁶⁹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath made⁶²¹³ even¹⁵⁷¹ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them.

13  Love¹⁵⁷ not⁴⁰⁸ sleep,⁸¹⁴² lest⁶⁴³⁵ thou come to poverty;³⁴²³ open⁶⁴⁹¹ thine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and thou shalt be satisfied⁷⁶⁴⁶ with bread.³⁸⁹⁹

14  It is naught,⁷⁴⁵¹ it is naught,⁷⁴⁵¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the buyer:⁷⁰⁶⁹ but when he is gone his way,²³⁵ then²²⁷ he boasteth.¹⁹⁸⁴

15  There is³⁴²⁶ gold,²⁰⁹¹ and a multitude⁷²³⁰ of rubies:⁶⁴⁴³ but the lips⁸¹⁹³ of knowledge¹⁸⁴⁷ are a precious³³⁶⁶ jewel.³⁶²⁷

16  Take³⁹⁴⁷ his garment⁸⁹⁹ that³⁵⁸⁸ is surety⁶¹⁴⁸ for a stranger:²¹¹⁴ and take a pledge²²⁵⁴ of him for¹¹⁵⁷ a strange woman.⁵²³⁷

17  Bread³⁸⁹⁹ of deceit⁸²⁶⁷ is sweet⁶¹⁵⁶ to a man;³⁷⁶ but afterwards³¹⁰ his mouth⁶³¹⁰ shall be filled⁴³⁹⁰ with gravel.²⁶⁸⁷

18  Every purpose⁴²⁸⁴ is established³⁵⁵⁹ by counsel:⁶⁰⁹⁸ and with good advice⁸⁴⁵⁸ make⁶²¹³ war.⁴⁴²¹

19  He that goeth about¹⁹⁸⁰ as a talebearer⁷⁴⁰⁰ revealeth¹⁵⁴⁰ secrets:⁵⁴⁷⁵ therefore meddle⁶¹⁴⁸ not³⁸⁰⁸ with him that flattereth⁶⁶⁰¹ with his lips.⁸¹⁹³

20  Whoso curseth⁷⁰⁴³ his father¹ or his mother,⁵¹⁷ his lamp⁵²¹⁶ shall be put out¹⁸⁴⁶ in obscure³⁸⁰ darkness.²⁸²²

21  An inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ may be gotten hastily⁹²⁶ at the beginning;⁷²²³ but the end³¹⁹ thereof shall not³⁸⁰⁸ be blessed.¹²⁸⁸

22  Say⁵⁵⁹ not⁴⁰⁸ thou, I will recompense⁷⁹⁹⁹ evil;⁷⁴⁵¹ but wait⁶⁹⁶⁰ on the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and he shall save³⁴⁶⁷ thee.

23  Divers weights^{68 68} are an abomination⁸⁴⁴¹ unto the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ and a false⁴⁸²⁰ balance³⁹⁷⁶ is not³⁸⁰⁸ good.²⁸⁹⁶

24  Man's¹³⁹⁷ goings⁴⁷⁰³ are of the LORD;^{4480 3068} how⁴¹⁰⁰ can a man¹²⁰ then understand⁹⁹⁵ his own way?¹⁸⁷⁰

25  It is a snare⁴¹⁷⁰ to the man¹²⁰ who devoureth³²¹⁶ that which is holy,⁶⁹⁴⁴ and after³¹⁰ vows⁵⁰⁸⁸ to make inquiry.¹²³⁹

26  A wise²⁴⁵⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ scattereth²²¹⁹ the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ and bringeth⁷⁷²⁵ the wheel²¹² over⁵⁹²¹ them.

27  The spirit⁵³⁹⁷ of man¹²⁰ is the candle⁵²¹⁶ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ searching²⁶⁶⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ the inward parts²³¹⁵ of the belly.⁹⁹⁰

28  Mercy²⁶¹⁷ and truth⁵⁷¹ preserve⁵³⁴¹ the king:⁴⁴²⁸ and his throne³⁶⁷⁸ is upheld⁵⁵⁸² by mercy.²⁶¹⁷

29  The glory⁸⁵⁹⁷ of young men⁹⁷⁰ is their strength:³⁵⁸¹ and the beauty¹⁹²⁶ of old men²²⁰⁵ is the gray head.⁷⁸⁷²

30  The blueness²²⁵⁰ of a wound⁶⁴⁸² cleanseth away⁸⁵⁶² evil:⁷⁴⁵¹ so do stripes⁴³⁴⁷ the inward parts²³¹⁵ of the belly.⁹⁹⁰

Sep

1 ἀκόλαστον οἶνος καὶ ὑβριστικὸν μέθη πᾶς δὲ ὁ συμμειγνύμενος αὐτῇ οὐκ ἔσται σοφός

2 οὐ διαφέρει ἀπειλὴ βασιλέως θυμοῦ λέοντος ὁ δὲ παροξύνων αὐτὸν ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν

3 δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται

4 ὀνειδιζόμενος ὀκνηρὸς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ δανιζόμενος σῖτον ἐν ἀμήτῳ

5 ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν

6 μέγα ἄνθρωπος καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν

7 ὃς ἀναστρέφεται ἄμωμος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ μακαρίους τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ καταλείψει

8 ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν

9 τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν
κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτήρ αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος
μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται
μὴ εἴπῃς τείσομαι τὸν ἐχθρόν ἀλλὰ ὑπόμεινον τὸν κύριον ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ

10 στάθμιον μέγα καὶ μικρὸν καὶ μέτρα δισσά ἀκάθαρτα ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ ἀμφότερα

11 καὶ ὁ ποιῶν αὐτὰ ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν αὐτοῦ συμποδισθήσεται νεανίσκος μετὰ ὁσίου καὶ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ

12 οὖς ἀκούει καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ κυρίου ἔργα καὶ ἀμφότερα

13 μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων

23 βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ

24 παρὰ κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρί θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ

25 παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται

26 λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ αὐτοῖς τροχόν

27 φῶς κυρίου πνοὴ ἀνθρώπων ὃς ἐρευνᾷ ταμίεια κοιλίας

28 ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ

29 κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί

30 ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμίεια κοιλίας

Tan

‎1 ‏לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין¹ הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃

‎2 ‏נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

‎3 ‏כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

‎4 ‏מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ ישאל וְשָׁאַ֖ל בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃

‎5 ‏מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃

‎6 ‏רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃

‎7 ‏מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃

‎8 ‏מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־רָֽע׃

‎9 ‏מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃

‎10 ‏אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

‎11 ‏גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר אִם־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁ֣ר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃

‎12 ‏אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת³ וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

‎13 ‏אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

‎14 ‏רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃

‎15 ‏יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃

‎16 ‏לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נכרים נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

‎17 ‏עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃

‎18 ‏מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃

‎19 ‏גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד³ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃

‎20 ‏מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝ר֗וֹ באישון בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

‎21 ‏נַ֭חֲלָה מבחלת מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃

‎22 ‏אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃

‎23 ‏תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃

‎24 ‏מֵיְהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

‎25 ‏מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃

‎26 ‏מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אוֹפָֽן׃

‎27 ‏נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

‎28 ‏חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

‎29 ‏תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃

‎30 ‏חַבֻּר֣וֹת פֶּ֭צַע תמריק תַּמְר֣וּק בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

Vul

1 [Luxuriosa res vinum, et tumultuosa ebrietas:
quicumque his delectatur non erit sapiens.

2 Sicut rugitus leonis, ita et terror regis:
qui provocat eum peccat in animam suam.

3 Honor est homini qui separat se a contentionibus;
omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis.

4 Propter frigus piger arare noluit;
mendicabit ergo æstate, et non dabitur illi.

5 Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri;
sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud.

6 Multi homines misericordes vocantur;
virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?]

7 [Justus qui ambulat in simplicitate sua
beatos post se filios derelinquet.

8 Rex qui sedet in solio judicii
dissipat omne malum intuitu suo.

9 Quis potest dicere: Mundum est cor meum;
purus sum a peccato?

10 Pondus et pondus, mensura et mensura:
utrumque abominabile est apud Deum.

11 Ex studiis suis intelligitur puer,
si munda et recta sint opera ejus.

12 Aurem audientem, et oculum videntem:
Dominus fecit utrumque.

13 Noli diligere somnum, ne te egestas opprimat:
aperi oculos tuos, et saturare panibus.

14 Malum est, malum est, dicit omnis emptor;
et cum recesserit, tunc gloriabitur.

15 Est aurum et multitudo gemmarum,
et vas pretiosum labia scientiæ.]

16 [Tolle vestimentum ejus qui fidejussor extitit alieni,
et pro extraneis aufer pignus ab eo.

17 Suavis est homini panis mendacii,
et postea implebitur os ejus calculo.

18 Cogitationes consiliis roborantur,
et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella.

19 Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter,
et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.

20 Qui maledicit patri suo et matri,
extinguetur lucerna ejus in mediis tenebris:

21 hæreditas ad quam festinatur in principio,
in novissimo benedictione carebit.

22 Ne dicas: Reddam malum:
exspecta Dominum, et liberabit te.

23 Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus;
statera dolosa non est bona.

24 A Domino diriguntur gressus viri:
quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam?

25 Ruina est homini devorare sanctos,
et post vota retractare.]

26 [Dissipat impios rex sapiens,
et incurvat super eos fornicem.

27 Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis,
quæ investigat omnia secreta ventris.

28 Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem,
et roboratur clementia thronus ejus.

29 Exsultatio juvenum fortitudo eorum,
et dignitas senum canities.

30 Livor vulneris absterget mala,
et plagæ in secretioribus ventris.]