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Proverbs 20:1-7 English Standard Version (ESV)

1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

2. The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,but every fool will be quarreling.

4. The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

5. The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water,but a man of understanding will draw it out.

6. Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,but a faithful man who can find?

7. The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!

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