English Standard Version

Proverbs 20:20-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

20. If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

21. An inheritance gained hastily in the beginningwill not be blessed in the end.

22. Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

23. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,and false scales are not good.

24. A man’s steps are from the Lord;how then can man understand his way?

25. It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”and to reflect only after making vows.

26. A wise king winnows the wickedand drives the wheel over them.

27. The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.