Proverbs 20:1-10 American Standard Version (ASV)

1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

2. The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

4. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

6. Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

7. A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

8. A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9. Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

10. Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 20