Proverbs 20:15-24 NIRV

Proverbs 20:15-24

There is gold, and there are plenty of rubies.

But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.

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.

Food gained by cheating tastes sweet.

But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.

Plans are made by asking for guidance.

So if you go to war, get good advice.

A person who talks about others tells secrets.

So avoid anyone who talks too much.

If anyone asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother,

that person’s lamp will be blown out in total darkness.

Property that you claim too soon

will not be blessed in the end.

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.

The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.

Scales that are not honest don’t please him.

The Lord directs a person’s steps.

So how can anyone understand their own way?

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