New English Translation

Proverbs 20:6-14 New English Translation (NET)

6. Many people profess their loyalty,but a faithful person – who can find?

7. The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

8. A king sitting on the throne to judgeseparates out all evil with his eyes.

9. Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean;I am pure from my sin”?

10. Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.

11. Even a young man is known by his actions,whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

12. The ear that hears and the eye that sees – the Lord has made them both.

13. Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished;open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

14. “It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer,but when he goes on his way, he boasts.