Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Proverbs 20:17-23 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

17. The food you get by cheatingmay taste delicious,but it turns to gravel.

18. Be sure you have sound advicebefore making plansor starting a war.

19. Stay away from gossips—they tell everything.

20. Children who curse their parentswill go to the land of darknesslong before their time.

21. Getting rich quickmay turn out to be a curse.

22. Don't try to get even.Trust the Lord,and he will help you.

23. The Lord hates dishonest scalesand dishonest weights.So don't cheat!