20:1   Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.

20:2   Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.

20:3   Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.

20:4   A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.

20:5   A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.

20:6   Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!

20:7   Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.

20:8   The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.

20:9   Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?

20:10   The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.

20:11   Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.

20:12   The LORD has given us eyes to see with and ears to listen with.

20:13   If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.

20:14   The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags about the bargain he got.

20:15   If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.

20:16   Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.

20:17   What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.

20:18   Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.

20:19   A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.

20:20   If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.

20:21   The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.

20:22   Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the LORD and he will make it right.

20:23   The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.

20:24   The LORD has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?

20:25   Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.

20:26   A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.

20:27   The LORD gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.

20:28   A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.

20:29   We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.

20:30   Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.