Proverbs 20
- 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.
- 2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
- 3It is an honor for a man to keep away from conflict: but every fool will be meddling.
- 4The lazy person will not plow by reason of the cold. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water. But a man of understanding will draw it out.
- 6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
- 7The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
- 8A king who sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
- 9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- 10Unequal weights and unequal measures, both of them are alike something the Lord hates.
- 11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
- 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord has made even both of them.
- 13Do not love sleep, or you may come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you will have enough bread.
- 14It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer: but when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
- 15There is gold, and a great number of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- 16Take the coat of anyone who guarantees a stranger's debt: hold it as security when he does it for a foreign woman.
- 17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man. But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- 18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- 19He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets: therefore do not meddle with him who flatters with his lips.
- 20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- 21An inheritance may be gotten quickly at the beginning. But its end shall not be blessed.
- 22Do not say, I will repay evil. But wait on the Lord, and he shall save you.
- 23Unequal weights are something the Lord hates. A false balance is not good.
- 24Man's steps are of the Lord. How can a man then understand his own way?
- 25It is a trap for a man to rashly promise something to God as holy, and only think about his vows afterward.
- 26A wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
- 27The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
- 28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
- 29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
- 30The blueness of a wound cleanses away evil: so do beatings the inward parts of the belly.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Proverbs 20 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVWine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
GIGAKJVWine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.
KJVThe fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
GIGAKJVThe fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
KJVIt is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
GIGAKJVIt is an honor for a man to keep away from conflict: but every fool will be meddling.
KJVThe sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
GIGAKJVThe lazy person will not plow by reason of the cold. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
KJVCounsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
GIGAKJVCounsel in the heart of man is like deep water. But a man of understanding will draw it out.
KJVThe just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
GIGAKJVThe just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
KJVA king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
GIGAKJVA king who sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
KJVDivers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
GIGAKJVUnequal weights and unequal measures, both of them are alike something the Lord hates.
KJVEven a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
GIGAKJVEven a child is known by his actions, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
KJVThe hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
GIGAKJVThe hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord has made even both of them.
KJVLove not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
GIGAKJVDo not love sleep, or you may come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you will have enough bread.
KJVIt is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
GIGAKJVIt is bad, it is bad, says the buyer: but when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
KJVThere is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
GIGAKJVThere is gold, and a great number of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
KJVTake his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
GIGAKJVTake the coat of anyone who guarantees a stranger's debt: hold it as security when he does it for a foreign woman.
KJVBread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
GIGAKJVBread of deceit is sweet to a man. But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
KJVHe that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
GIGAKJVHe who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets: therefore do not meddle with him who flatters with his lips.
KJVWhoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
GIGAKJVWhoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
KJVAn inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
GIGAKJVAn inheritance may be gotten quickly at the beginning. But its end shall not be blessed.
KJVSay not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
GIGAKJVDo not say, I will repay evil. But wait on the Lord, and he shall save you.
KJVDivers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.
GIGAKJVUnequal weights are something the Lord hates. A false balance is not good.
KJVMan's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
GIGAKJVMan's steps are of the Lord. How can a man then understand his own way?
KJVIt is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
GIGAKJVIt is a trap for a man to rashly promise something to God as holy, and only think about his vows afterward.
KJVA wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
GIGAKJVA wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
KJVThe spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
GIGAKJVThe spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
KJVMercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
GIGAKJVMercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
KJVThe glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
GIGAKJVThe glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
KJVThe blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
GIGAKJVThe blueness of a wound cleanses away evil: so do beatings the inward parts of the belly.
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