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Proverbs 20:8-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 20
8
A king who sits on the throne of justice
Disperses all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin'?
10
Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are abominable to the
Lord
.
11
It is by his deeds that a boy distinguishes himself,
If his conduct is pure and right.
12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The
Lord
has made both of them.
13
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes,
and you will
be satisfied with food.
14
'Bad, bad,' says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
15
There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;
But lips of knowledge are a
more
precious thing.
16
Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
17
Bread
obtained by
a lie is sweet to a person,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
King James Version
Chapter 20
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.
16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 20
8
A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin"?
10
Differing weights and varying measures —
both are detestable to the
Lord
.
11
Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.
12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the
Lord
made them both.
13
Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.
14
"It’s worthless, it’s worthless!" the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
15
There is gold and a multitude of jewels,
but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.
16
Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.
17
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person,
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.
New Living Translation
Chapter 20
8
When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.
9
Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart;
I am pure and free from sin'?
10
False weights and unequal measures —
the
Lord
detests double standards of every kind.
11
Even children are known by the way they act,
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.
12
Ears to hear and eyes to see —
both are gifts from the
Lord
.
13
If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
14
The buyer haggles over the price, saying, 'It’s worthless,'
then brags about getting a bargain!
15
Wise words are more valuable
than much gold and many rubies.
16
Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
17
Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
English Standard Version
Chapter 20
8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, "I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin"?
10
Unequal weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the
Lord
.
11
Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the
Lord
has made them both.
13
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
14
"Bad, bad," says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15
There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16
Take a man 's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
17
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
New International Version
Chapter 20
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.
16
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
17
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,
but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
New King James Version
Chapter 20
8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters 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,
They
are
both alike, an abomination to the
Lord
.
11
Even a child is known by his deeds,
Whether what he does
is
pure and right.
12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The
Lord
has made them both.
13
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes,
and
you will be satisfied with bread.
14
“
It is
good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
15
There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But the lips of knowledge
are
a precious jewel.
16
Take the garment of one who is surety
for
a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge
when it
is for a seductress.
17
Bread gained by deceit
is
sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
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