Proverbs 20:15-30 - ESV - There is gold and abundance of costly stones, b...

15 There is gold and abundance of ¹costly stones, ²but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16 ³Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and ⁴hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^a

17 ⁵Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of ⁶gravel.

18 ⁷Plans are established by counsel; by ⁸wise guidance ⁹wage war.

19 Whoever ¹⁰goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with ¹¹a simple babbler.^b

20 ¹²If one curses his father or his mother, ¹³his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

21 ¹⁴An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

22 Do not say, ¹⁵"I will repay evil"; ¹⁶wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

23 ¹⁷Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and ¹⁸false scales are not good.

24 A man's ¹⁹steps 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 ²⁰after making vows.

26 A wise king ²¹winnows the wicked and drives ²²the wheel over them.

27 ²³The spirit^c of man is the lamp of the LORD, ²⁴searching all ²⁵his innermost parts.

28 ²⁶Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his ²⁷throne is upheld.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, but ²⁸the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

30 ²⁹Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean ³⁰the innermost parts.

Provérbios 20:15 Há ouro e abundância de pedras preciosas; mas os lábios do conhecimento são jóia de grande valor.

Proverbs 20:15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 20:15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Provérbios 20:15 Mesmo onde há ouro e rubis em grande quantidade,os lábios que transmitem conhecimento são uma rara preciosidade.

Proverbs 20:15-30 ESV