Category: Proverbs

  • Proverbs 20:22

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

  • Proverbs 20:19

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

    King James Version (KJV):
    He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • Proverbs 20:20

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  • Proverbs 20:15

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

    King James Version (KJV):
    There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.

  • Proverbs 20:16

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

  • Proverbs 20:17

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Proverbs 20:18

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

    King James Version (KJV):
    [Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

  • Proverbs 20:13

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Proverbs 20:14

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

    King James Version (KJV):
    [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

  • Proverbs 20:11

    American Standard Version (ASV):
    Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

    King James Version (KJV):
    Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work [be] pure, and whether [it be] right.