Proverb Chapter 20

Prov 20

Proverb of Solomon continues...

1 Be wise, because wine is for mockers, and alcoholic liquor/strong drink is for those who are noisy and are misled.

2 If infidel of village cross over, there will be growling; so, terror from a king will be unto souls making mistakes.

3 there should be cessation from work/rest (sabbath) but when a man in glory is a fool, contention will break out about it. 

4 A lazy man who has devised it in silence, is the one who demand for the harvest during winter.

5 counsel is like water in a deep valley - and a man of discernment draw it out in the heart of men.

6 who will call out for abundance of kindness from a man like Adam, because how will you find trustworthiness in such a man?

7 for the Righteous to have walked in integrity, happy shall his sons be after him.

8 A king that sit down on the throne will scatter those with evil eyes by justice of law:

9 who can say, his own heart/mind is clean and pure from habitual sins?

10 INSTEAD of a unit measure of grains of (Egyptian) ephah (35kg), even two times of a unit weight of a stone (2x6.3kg) will still be an abomination to Jehovah:

11 The inventions of a young man is strange to an Upright man, because his own deed is pure:

12 The ears for hearing and the eyes for seeing; Jehovah made the two:

13 those who love to be observant/open their eyes during the (disliked) years, will be satiated with food.

14 It is said, if evil things have been sold-out/exhausted, someone will still praise those who have bought the evil things.

15 there must be knowledge from lips for expensive articles/materials (jewel) to exist in abundance from gold and pearls. 

16 the one who meddle with strange-woman and act unfaithfully with a foreigner, will be bound by something taken from him as a pledge. (Prov 27:13, Gen 38:15-26) 

17 a lie can be sweet to a man like bread but afterwards, it will be like his mouth has just replenished gravels.

18 Thoughts is prepared by counsel, but subterfuge/stratagem will create war:

19 whoever is walking and meddling around, his lips will be enticed to reveal secrets.

20 it is like extinguishing a lamp, and the pupil of eye is in darkness, when you trivialize the things from your father and mother.

21 An inheritance may be abhorred at first but afterwards - you will kneel to bless (God) for it.

22 it is said, to be safe from evil, hope in Jehovah and you shall be saved:

23 A pair of balance is good, but a deceitful unit of weight of stone on it is an abomination to Jehovah:

24 If a valiant-man must understand his marching-parade, how much more the way of Jehovah to Adam?

25 it was a snare unto Adam who blurt/spoken inconsiderately towards the HOLY ONE, and afterwards searched out for HIS promise/vow. 

26 A king who restore the method/wheel of the wise, will scatter that of wickedness.

27 like a lamp in a bed-chamber/room, the breath of Jehovah searched out the belly of Adam:

28 by kindness and Truth the king will be protected and by kindness his throne shall be upheld: 

29 magnificent beauty of the youth is their vigour/strength, however the splendor of the aged men is their old age/homecoming.

30 As you blow/beat out bedchamber and like a purifier/cleaner for wound of bruises, so should it be with the evil in the belly.