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The most popular Bible verses from Proverbs 20

Found 30 Verses

Proverbs 20:1

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Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. NIV

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.] AMP

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. KJV

Proverbs 20:21

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An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end. NIV

An inheritance hastily gotten [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning, in the end it will not be blessed. [Prov. 28:20; Hab. 2:6.] AMP

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. KJV

Proverbs 20:22

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Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you. NIV

Do not say, I will repay evil; wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue you. [II Sam. 16:12; Rom. 12:17-19; I Thess. 5:15; I Pet. 3:9.] AMP

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. KJV

Proverbs 20:23

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The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him. NIV

Diverse and deceitful weights are shamefully vile and abhorrent to the Lord, and false scales are not good. AMP

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. KJV

Proverbs 20:26

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A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them. NIV

A wise king winnows out the wicked [from among the good] and brings the threshing wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain]. AMP

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. KJV

Proverbs 20:30

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Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being. NIV

Blows that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes [for correction] reach to the innermost parts. AMP

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. KJV

Proverbs 20:28

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Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure. NIV

Loving-kindness and mercy, truth and faithfulness, preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by [the people's] loyalty. AMP

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. KJV

Proverbs 20:24

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A person's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way? NIV

Man's steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way? AMP

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? KJV

Proverbs 20:25

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It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one's vows. NIV

It is a snare to a man to utter a vow [of consecration] rashly and [not until] afterward inquire [whether he can fulfill it]. AMP

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. KJV

Proverbs 20:7

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The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them. NIV

The righteous man walks in his integrity; blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable) are his children after him. AMP

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. KJV