New King James Version

Proverbs 20:19-25 New King James Version (NKJV)

19. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

20. Whoever curses his father or his mother,His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

21. An inheritance gained hastily at the beginningWill not be blessed at the end.

22. Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

23. Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,And dishonest scales are not good.

24. A man’s steps are of the Lord;How then can a man understand his own way?

25. It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,And afterward to reconsider his vows.