Proverbs 20:16-26
Wisdom continues on: food gained by fraud, plans and advice, guidance, gossip betrays confidence (vs 19, NIV), avoids a man who talks too much (vs 19, NIV), man who curses his parents, inheritance quickly gained, vengeance & the LORD (vs 22), dishonest weights and scales, man’s steps are directed by the LORD, dedicate something rashly, wise king.
Proverbs 20:16-26
[16]Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger’s debts ought to have his own property held to guarantee payment.
[17]What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.
[18]Get good advice and you will succeed; don’t go charging into battle without a plan.
[19]A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.
[20]If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.
[21]The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
[22]Don’t take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the Lord and he will make it right.
[23]The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.
[24]The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?
[25]Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
[26]A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.