Proverbs 20:2
New King James Version
2 The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath
Proverbs 20:2
21st Century King James Version
2 The wrath of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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Proverbs 20:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 20:4
21st Century King James Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing.
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Proverbs 20:8
New King James Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
21st Century King James Version
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Proverbs 20:12
New King James Version
12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:12
21st Century King James Version
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
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Proverbs 20:14
New King James Version
14 “It is [a]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil
Proverbs 20:14
21st Century King James Version
14 “It is nought, it is worthless!” saith the buyer; but when he has gone his way, then he boasteth.
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Proverbs 20:16
New King James Version
16 (A)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
Proverbs 20:16
21st Century King James Version
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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Proverbs 20:26
New King James Version
26 (A)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
21st Century King James Version
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and driveth the wheel over them.
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