Top Verses Profile for Proverbs 20:3  

1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2 A king's wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives. 3 It is to one's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. 4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing. 5 The purposes of the human heart are deep waters, but those who have insight draw them out. 6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find? 7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them. 8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"? 10 Differing weights and differing measures – the LORD detests them both. 11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright? 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see – the LORD has made them both. 13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. 14 "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer – then goes off and boasts about the purchase. 15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. (NIV)

1 WINE IS a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; and whoever errs or reels because of it is not wise. [Prov. 23:29, 30; Isa. 28:7; Hos. 4:11.] 2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger or angers himself against him sins against his own life. 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife and keep aloof from it, but every fool will quarrel. 4 The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding draws it out. [Prov. 18:4.] 6 Many a man proclaims his own loving-kindness and goodness, but a faithful man who can find? 7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable) are his children after him. 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows out all evil [like chaff] with his eyes. 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? [I Kings 8:46; II Chron. 6:36; Job 9:30; 14:4; Ps. 51:5; I John 1:8.] 10 Diverse weights [one for buying and another for selling] and diverse measures--both of them are exceedingly offensive and abhorrent to the Lord. [Deut. 25:13; Mic. 6:10, 11.] 11 Even a child is known by his acts, whether [or not] what he does is pure and right. 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye--the Lord has made both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread. 14 It is worthless, it is worthless! says the buyer; but when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain]. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of pearls, but the lips of knowledge are a vase of preciousness [the most precious of all]. [Job 28:12, 16-19; Prov. 3:15; 8:11.] (AMP)

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he 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 goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth in 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 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. (KJV)