New International Reader's Version

Proverbs 20:2-8 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

2. A king's anger is like a lion's roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose his life.

3. Avoiding a fight brings honor to a man. But every foolish person is quick to argue.

4. Anyone who refuses to work doesn't plow in the right season. When he looks for a crop at harvest time, he doesn't find it.

5. The purposes of a man's heart are like deep water. But a man who has understanding brings them out.

6. Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful man?

7. Anyone who does what is right lives without blame. Blessed are his children after him.

8. A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.