Proverbschapter 20
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Proverbs 20— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, which is the key every lexicon and concordance uses (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets name a word that does a grammatical job rather than carrying a meaning, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Wine Is a Mocker; the Sluggard Will Not Plow in Winter1
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
Rashi on Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, etc. They are His handiwork, and He desires an ear that hears reproof and an eye that sees what will develop.
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13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
Rashi on Proverbs 20:14
“It is bad, it is bad,” says the buyer If one acquires Torah through poverty and the pains of hunger, he says, “Woe is to me for this evil and for this trouble,” but when he goes away full of wisdom.. then he boasts about the pain he suffered.
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15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
Say Not, I Will Recompense Evil — Wait for Jehovah16
16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Rashi on Proverbs 20:17
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man Adultery with a married woman.
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18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
Rashi on Proverbs 20:18
Plans with counsel will be established, and with strategies wage war If you come to wage war against Satan, come with strategies of repentance, prayer and fasting.
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19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Rashi on Proverbs 20:19
with one who divulges secrets, one who gossips, or with one who entices with his lips who speaks smoothly to seduce you and entice you.
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20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.