Proverbs 20:2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Proverbs 20:2
American Standard Version
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that [a]provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own [b]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Or, angereth himself against him
- Proverbs 20:2 Hebrew soul.
Proverbs 20:4
Authorized (King James) Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
American Standard Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[a]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing
Proverbs 20:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
American Standard Version
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth
Proverbs 20:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
the Lord hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
American Standard Version
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:14
Authorized (King James) Version
14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Proverbs 20:14
American Standard Version
14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Proverbs 20:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger:
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 20:16
American Standard Version
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And [a]hold him in pledge that is surety for [b]foreigners.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:16 Or, take a pledge of him
- Proverbs 20:16 Another reading is, a foreign woman.
Proverbs 20:26
Authorized (King James) Version
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked,
and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
American Standard Version
26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked,
And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.
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