Proverbs 20:16-30

Today’s Scripture:

16 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.    Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.

17 Food gained by cheating tastes sweet.    But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.

18 Plans are made by asking for guidance.    So if you go to war, get good advice.

19 A person who talks about others tells secrets.    So avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If anyone asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother,    that person’s lamp will be blown out in total darkness.

21 Property that you claim too soon    will not be blessed in the end.

22 Don’t say, “I’ll get even with you for the wrong you did to me!”    Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right for you.

23 The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.    Scales that are not honest don’t please him.

24 The Lord directs a person’s steps.    So how can anyone understand their own way?

25 A person is trapped if they make a hasty promise to God    and only later thinks about what they said.

26 A wise king gets rid of evil people.    He runs the threshing wheel over them.

27 The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord.    It lights up what is deep down inside them.

28 Love and truth keep a king safe.    Faithful love makes his throne secure.

29 Young men are proud of their strength.    Gray hair brings honor to old men.

30 Blows and wounds scrub evil away.    And beatings make you pure deep down inside.

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