Drunkenness, Arrogance, Wise Counsel, Being Diligent in our Work.

The Book of Proverbs Chapter 20

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is
not wise.

Wine H3196- From the Hebrew word: ‫ יין‬yayin yah’-yin

From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication: -
banqueting, wine, wine [-bibber].

strong drink H7941- From the Hebrew word: ‫שכר‬

ׁ shêkâr shay-kawr’

From H7937; an intoxicant, that is, intensely alcoholic liquor: - strong drink, + drunkard, strong
wine.

The first time the word “wine” was mentioned in scripture was in Genesis chapter 9, starting at
verse 20 when Noah got so drunk that he passed out and got taken advantage of, and had his
nakedness uncovered by his son Ham. Noah was mocked by the wine, and his own son, Ham,
thought it was funny. We should guard our souls from evil spirits that want to mock us. Ephesians
5:18 tells us not to destroy ourselves by getting drunk, but let the Holy Spirit fill our lives.

Ephesians And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
5:18
Ephesians Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
5:19 making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our
5:20 Lord Jesus Christ;
Ephesians Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
5:21

We are encouraged to drink wine to help our stomach and any frequent illnesses:

I Timothy Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often
5:23 infirmities.

Wine was also used in scripture as a topical medicine:

Luke But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he
10:33 had compassion on him,
Luke And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his
10:34 own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Being a glutton in a sin. Wine is no longer good for you if you are a glutton drinking in excess.
The four times that the word “glutton” is used in scripture; it refers to excess use of wine in the
same verse;

Deuteronomy 21:20

Proverbs 23:21

Matthew 11:19

Luke 7:34

Medical advice directly from God: A warning from God was given to the wife of Manoah not to
drink alcohol while she was pregnant.

Judges And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now,
13:3 thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Judges Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any
13:4 unclean thing:
Judges For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the
13:5 child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines.

Evil people use strong drink in order to take advantage of others:

Habakkuk Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and
2:15 makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Note: The word “mocker” is used six times in scripture.

Alcohol is linked to 75,000 U.S. deaths per year and is the third leading cause of mortality, a
government study has found.

Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger
sinneth against his own soul.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:

Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the
grass.

Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. God was provoked to anger when
Israel chose to look to Egypt for help instead of coming to Him. Egypt is a idiom for the world.
So we provoke God to anger when we look to the world, to new age doctrine, and to ourselves
instead of the true and living God, Jehovah. Jesus died and shed his blood for us. When we look
to the world, instead the Lord for our salvation, We provoke God to anger.

Isaiah Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the
31:3 LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall
fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Isaiah For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on
31:4 his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid
of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come
down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:

Genesis And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their
13:6 substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Genesis And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of
13:7 Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
Genesis And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and
13:8 between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
Genesis Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt
13:9 take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I
will go to the left.

but every fool will be meddling.

I Timothy And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only
5:13 idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in
harvest, and have nothing.
Christians are prohibited from being slothful in business. A diligent Christian is a biblical
Christian.

Romans Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one
12:10 another;
Romans Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12:11
Romans Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
12:12
Romans Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
12:13

Proverbs 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will
draw it out.

Jesus compared living waters to the Holy Ghost and said, He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Even though the book of
Proverbs was written before the gospel of John, they have the same author, God. God used water
to represent spirit in Proverbs 20:5

John In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst,
7:37 let him come unto me, and drink.
John He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of
7:38 living water.
John (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the
7:39 Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Proverbs 18:4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a
flowing brook.

Proverbs 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can
find?

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: There are men who do what they do for the
plaque on the wall. If someone knows that they are about to be nominated for an award, they are
ready to do many superficial good deeds to secure that nomination.

God tries the hearts and minds of men. We are constantly being told in scripture what God is
looking for in His faithful servants. There is a supernatural benefit to having love in your heart:

I Corinthians Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am
13:1 become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
I Corinthians And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all
13:2 knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and
have not charity, I am nothing.
I Corinthians And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to
13:3 be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
I Corinthians Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,
13:4 is not puffed up,
I Corinthians Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,
13:5 thinketh no evil;
I Corinthians Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
13:6
I Corinthians Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
13:7
I Corinthians Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether
13:8 there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish
away.
I Corinthians For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
13:9
I Corinthians But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done
13:10 away.
I Corinthians When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a
13:11 child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
I Corinthians For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part;
13:12 but then shall I know even as also I am known.
I Corinthians And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is
13:13 charity.

The Greek word for charity, [26] αγάπη agape. Agape is unconditional love.

A faithful man will have unconditional love and keep the good deeds that he has done for
someone else private. Without boasting. But most men will proclaim every one his own goodness:

Luke And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
18:9 righteous, and despised others:
Luke Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
18:10
Luke The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as
18:11 other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luke I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
18:12
Luke And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven,
18:13 but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one
18:14 that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

but a faithful man who can find? We should put our faith in the only one who is true and faithful.

II Thessalonians But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
3:3

If you put your faith in man, you will be disappointed:

Proverbs To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will
28:21 transgress.

Proverbs 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

A just man teaches his children that God is watching. He teaches them to have a conscience:

Proverbs My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
3:1
Proverbs For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3:2
Proverbs Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the
3:3 table of thine heart:
Proverbs So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:4

Proverbs 20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

When the King of kings shows his face upon the earth, non of the kings or mighty men will be
able to stand before him because of their wickedness.

Revelation And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
6:12 earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as
blood;
Revelation And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely
6:13 figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Revelation And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain
6:14 and island were moved out of their places.
Revelation And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief
6:15 captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid
themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Revelation And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him
6:16 that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Revelation For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
6:17

Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Anyone who thinks that they are pure from sin without the blessing of God is delusional:

Revelation How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and
18:7 sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall
see no sorrow.
Revelation Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and
18:8 she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
When Joshua went to stand before God, Satan was there to accuse him before God because his
garments were filthy. Joshua had to be made pure, and have his garments changed, and have his
sins forgiven before standing before God.

Zechariah Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
3:3
Zechariah And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the
3:4 filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity
to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Zechariah And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his
3:5 head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

Before we can stand before God, we have to be born again. We have to be baptised in the name
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Our sins are then forgiven and our filthy garments
are supernaturally changed.

John There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
3:1
John The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a
3:2 teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be
with him.
John Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
3:3 again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the
LORD.

We are expected to have honest business practices:

Leviticus Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

19:35
Leviticus Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the
19:36 LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Below are different types of weight measurements of King Solomon’s time:

Ephah - ‫‘ אפה איפה‬êyphâh ‘êphâh

ay-faw’, ay-faw’

Of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence a measure in general: - ephah,
(divers) measure (-s).

Hin - ‫ הין הין‬hîyn heen

Probably of Egyptian, origin; a hin or liquid measure: - hin.

Deuteronomy Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
25:14
Deuteronomy But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt
25:15 thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God
giveth thee.
Deuteronomy For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination
25:16 unto the LORD thy God.

Proverbs 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it
be right.

Jeremiah was chosen by God to be a prophet, even though he was just a young child.

Jeremiah Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
1:4
Jeremiah Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the
1:5 womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Jeremiah Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
1:6
Jeremiah But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall
1:7 send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Children that are well trained are called, “peaceable fruit of righteousness”.

Hebrews Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
12:11 afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.

Using the “rod of correction” is literally a form of exorcism:

Proverbs Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it
22:15 far from him.

Proverbs 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. We should use the gift of hearing,
seeing and speaking for the Lord:

Psalm 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalm 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Psalm He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge,
94:10 shall not he know?
Psalm The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
94:11
Psalm Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
94:12
Psalm That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for
94:13 the wicked.

Proverbs 20:12 also explains the mystery of Hand eye coordination, motor skills, and how
hearing works with other functions of the body. Usually when a person goes blind, their hearing
and other senses increase.

What is in your heart is closely related to how you understand what you hear and perceive what
you see. We as Christians are to keep are hearts with due dillgence and guard our eyes and ears
from profane and vain nonsense, and filth.

Matthew Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they
13:13 hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear,
13:14 and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Matthew For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes
13:15 they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their
ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should
heal them.
Matthew But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
13:16

If are hearts are waxed gross, we will not know what to watch for:

Revelation Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments,
16:15 lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

“They” being the unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the
mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Proverbs 20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be
satisfied with bread.

Poverty will come as an armed man to the lazy. In Israel, they had to plant in the cold weather in
order to have a harvest in the summer.

Proverbs Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

6:6
Proverbs Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
6:7
Proverbs Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
6:8
Proverbs How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
6:9
Proverbs Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
6:10
Proverbs So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
6:11

A diligent Christian is a biblical Christian. We are called to be diligent.

Romans Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one
12:10 another;
Romans Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12:11
Romans Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
12:12
Romans Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
12:13

Proverbs 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he
boasteth.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: Being prudent does not include defrauding your
neighbor for goods and / or services:

James 5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you
kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into
the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth:

James 4:16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

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

God was pleased with Solomon for asking for wisdom rather than riches:

I Kings Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern
3:9 between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
I Kings And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
3:10

Proverbs 20:16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a
strange woman.

Proverbs 22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

surety H6148- from the Hebrew word: ‫‛ ערב‬ârab aw-rab’

A primitive root; to braid, that is, intermix; technically to traffic (as if by barter); also to give or
be security (as a kind of exchange): - engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage,
occupy, give pledges, be (-come, put in) surety, undertake.

Proverbs 20:17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with
gravel.

gravel H2687- From the Hebrew word: ‫ חצץ‬châtsâts khaw-tsawts’

From H2686; properly something cutting; hence gravel (as grit); also (like H2671) an arrow: -
arrow, gravel (stone).

It should be our goal to stay away from deceit and be like Christ:

Isaiah And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had
53:9 done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

I Peter For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an
2:21 example, that ye should follow his steps:
I Peter Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
2:22

Jeremiah The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
17:9
Jeremiah I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his
17:10 ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and
17:11 not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Proverbs 20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

As we seek counsel, we should remember to seek godly counsel and to involve God in our
decisions. For where two or three ar gathered in His name, there He is in the midst of them.

Matthew Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
18:18 and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing
18:19 that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
18:20 them.

Wise counsel is counsel from people who fear the Lord, Jehovah.

Proverbs For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there
24:6 is safety.
Proverbs 20:19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with
him that flattereth with his lips.

Talebearer H7400- From the Hebrew: ‫ רכיל‬râkîyl raw-keel’

From H7402; a scandal monger (as travelling about): - slander, carry tales, talebearer.

Flattereth H6601- From the Hebrew: ‫ ּפתה‬pâthâh paw-thaw’

A primitive root; to open, that is, be (causatively make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental
or moral sense) to be (causatively make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude: - allure, deceive,
enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).

According to the Strongs Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries, a talebearer, as used in Proverbs 20:19,
is a scandal monger.

Leviticus Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou
19:16 stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

If we are worried about what everyone else is doing, then we can’t be efficent or dilligent in
doing our part.

II Thessalonians For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working
3:11 not at all, but are busybodies.
II Thessalonians Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that
3:12 with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Proverbs 20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure
darkness.

Curseth H7043- From the Hebrew: ‫ קלל‬qâlal kaw-lal’

A primitive root; to be (causatively make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively
(easy, trifling, vile, etc.): - abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease
(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light (-en, -er, ly, -ly afflict, -ly
esteem, thing), X slight [-ly], be swift (-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall
not be blessed.

The parable of the prodigal son, that Jesus gave, from Luke 15:11 - 32 is the perfect example.

Luke And he said, A certain man had two sons:

15:11
Luke And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that
15:12 falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
Luke And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into
15:13 a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Luke And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be
15:14 in want.

Proverbs 20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save
thee.

Vengeance belongs to the Lord:

Deuteronomy To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time:
32:35 for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them
make haste.

Vengeance by the disciples on their enemies was rebuked by Christ, because it was inconsistent
with Christian spirit.

Luke And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly
9:51 set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luke And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the
9:52 Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luke And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
9:53
Luke And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we
9:54 command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Luke But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
9:55
Luke For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went
9:56 to another village.

Jesus taught his deciples a lesson in peace when he healed Malchus, the servant of the high
priest.

Luke When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord,
22:49 shall we smite with the sword?
Luke And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
22:50
Luke And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed
22:51 him.

Proverbs 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not
good.

Our balances must be just. Being a diligent business owner, a person must make sure that their
scales are properly calibrated.

Leviticus Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the
19:36 LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 20:24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

We were created for God’s pleasure.

Revelation Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast
4:11 created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Proverbs 20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make
inquiry.

Examine yourself first!

I Corinthians Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
11:27 unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
I Corinthians But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that
11:28 cup.
I Corinthians For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to
11:29 himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
I Corinthians For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
11:30
I Corinthians For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
11:31
I Corinthians But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be
11:32 condemned with the world.

Inquiry H1239- From the Hebrew: ‫ ּבקר‬bâqar baw-kar’

A primitive root; properly to plough, or (generally) break forth, that is, (figuratively) to inspect,
admire, care for, consider: - (make) inquire (-ry), (make) search, seek out.

Proverbs 20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

It is the duty of the king to seperate the evildoers out of society.

I Peter Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the
2:13 king, as supreme;
I Peter Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers,
2:14 and for the praise of them that do well.

“and bringeth the wheel over them” refers to a theshing wheel used to seperate grain or seeds
from the husks and straw. Just like in the parable about the wheat and the tares.

Matthew Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened
13:24 unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his
13:25 way.
Matthew But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares
13:26 also.
Matthew So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow
13:27 good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Matthew He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou
13:28 then that we go and gather them up?
Matthew But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with
13:29 them.
Matthew Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the
13:30 reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but
gather the wheat into my barn.

The parable is explained:

Matthew Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came
13:36 unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Matthew He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
13:37
Matthew The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares
13:38 are the children of the wicked one;
Matthew The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the
13:39 reapers are the angels.
Matthew As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of
13:40 this world.
Matthew The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom
13:41 all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Matthew And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
13:42 teeth.
Matthew Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who
13:43 hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the
belly.

Candle H5216- From the Hebrew: ‫ נרה נר ניר נר ניר‬nîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh neer, neer, nare, nare,
nay-raw’ From a primitive root (see H5214 and H5135) properly meaning to glisten; a lamp (that
is, the burner) or light (literally or figuratively): - candle, lamp, light.

Belly H990- From the Hebrew: ‫ ּבטן‬beṭen beh’-ten

From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the
bosom or body of anything: - belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.

We are the light of the world here to shine for Christ.

Matthew Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
5:14
Matthew Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it
5:15 giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Matthew Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
5:16 your Father which is in heaven.

The Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

I Corinthians But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
2:10 things, yea, the deep things of God.
I Corinthians For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in
2:11 him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
I Corinthians Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God;
2:12 that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
I Corinthians Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but
2:13 which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
I Corinthians But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
2:14 foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned.
I Corinthians But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
2:15
I Corinthians For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have
2:16 the mind of Christ.

Proverbs 20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Mercy H2617- From the Hebrew: ‫ חסד‬chêsêd kheh’-sed

From H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opprobrium) reproof, or
(subjectively) beauty: - favour, good deed (-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful
(kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey
head.

Strength H3581- From the Hebrew: ‫ ּכוח ּכח‬kôach kôach ko’-akh, ko’-akh

From an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or
figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard: - ability, able,
chameleon, force, fruits, might, power (-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

Beauty H1926- From the Hebrew: ‫ הדר‬hâdâr haw-dawr’

From H1921; magnificence, that is, ornament or splendor: - beauty, comeliness, excellency,
glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
Proverbs 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of
the belly.

Corporal punishment drives away demons.

Proverbs Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it
22:15 far from him.