Proverbs 20

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” Naming Wine keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.” The line’s distinctive content terms include anger, fear, king. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cease, fool, honour. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.” Naming Counsel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blessed, children, integrity. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.” The line’s distinctive content terms include evil, eyes, judgment. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD .” Naming Divers keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” Naming Even keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include both, hearing, LORD. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.” Naming Love keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.” The line’s distinctive content terms include naught, boasteth, buyer. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” The line’s distinctive content terms include gold, jewel, knowledge. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.” Naming Take keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.” Naming Every keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.” The line’s distinctive content terms include flattereth, goeth, lips. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD , and he shall save thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD ; and a false balance is not good.” Naming Divers keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Man’s goings are of the LORD ; how can a man then understand his own way?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.” The line’s distinctive content terms include devoureth, enquiry, holy. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bringeth, king, scattereth. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD , searching all the inward parts of the belly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include belly, candle, inward. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.” Naming Mercy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.” The line’s distinctive content terms include beauty, glory, gray. Its relationship to verses 28 and 30 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include belly, blueness, cleanseth. Its relationship to verses 29 shows what work it does in this passage.