Proverbs 20:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 The king’s rage is like a lion’s growl.
Whoever intrudes on him endangers his life.
Proverbs 20:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 A lazy person fails to plow when it is the season for planting.[a]
He expects something in the harvest, but nothing will be there.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Literally at the start of the rainy season
Proverbs 20:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 When a king sits on his throne as judge,
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 An ear that hears and an eye that sees—
the Lord has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 “It’s no good! It’s no good!” says the buyer,
but then he goes away and brags.
Proverbs 20:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Take the garment from someone who guarantees a loan for a stranger.
Hold on to it when he offers it as collateral for a foreigner.
Proverbs 20:26
Evangelical Heritage Version
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked.
He rolls the threshing wheel over them.
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