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Proverbs 20

Proverbs 20 ( Proverbs • Chapter 20 (30 verses)): Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Proverbs 20:20 : "Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness."; Proverbs 1:20 : "Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:"; Proverbs 20:18 : "Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.". Related canonical books and chapters: Proverbs 20 ( Proverbs • Chapter 20 (30 verses)), Proverbs (Old Testament • 31 Chapters), Acts 20 ( Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)).

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Proverbs 20
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Proverbs • Chapter 20 (30 verses)

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Proverbs
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 31 Chapters

Proverbs (Old Testament, 31 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Judah . Key places: Egypt . Opens with: "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ;..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Proverbs illuminating God's wisdom (hokhmah), the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge, Lady Wisdom's invitation, and practical righteous living.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Acts 20
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Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece , And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wai... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Greece , Syria , Asia , Berea .

John 20
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John • Chapter 20 (31 verses)

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away ... Mentions: Mary , Simon , Yeshua the Messiah .

Luke 20
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Luke • Chapter 20 (47 verses)

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .

Matthew 20
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Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho .

Revelation 20
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Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gog , Magog .

1 Chronicles 20
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (8 verses)

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon , and came and besieged Rabbah . But David tarried at Jerusalem . And Joab smote Rabbah , and destroyed... Mentions: Ammon , David , Jair , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Rabbah, Jerusalem , Gezer .

1 Kings 20
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1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel • Chapter 20 (42 verses)

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or ... Mentions: David , Jonathan , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Jesse , Naioth , Ramah 1 .

2 Chronicles 20
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and with them other beside the Ammonites , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat , saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea... Mentions: Moab , Ammon , Ammonites , Jehoshaphat, Judah , Syria , Jerusalem , Seir .

2 Kings 20
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2 Kings • Chapter 20 (21 verses)

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech the... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria , Babylon .

2 Samuel 20
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2 Samuel • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba , the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David , neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel . So every man of Israel went up from ... Mentions: David , Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Judah , Abel , Sheba , Jordan , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

Chiliasm, Historic Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism

The interpretation of the 1,000-year reign in Revelation 20:1-6 is one of the classic open debates in Christian theology, giving rise to Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational), Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism. No single view commands universal consensus.

Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 20 (20 verses)

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt . And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Exodus 20
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Exodus • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Ezekiel 20
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Ezekiel • Chapter 20 (49 verses)

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel , and say unto ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Egypt , Bamah .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Isaiah 20
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Isaiah • Chapter 20 (6 verses)

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod , (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod , and took it; At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And ... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Ashdod, Assyria , Egypt , Ethiopia .

Judges 20
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Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .

Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord.... Mentions: Benjamin , Judah , Immer , Babylon .

Job 20
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Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Joshua 20
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Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying, Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge ... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Naphtali , Ephraim , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Shechem , Hebron .

Leviticus 20
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Leviticus • Chapter 20 (27 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel , Whosoever he be of the children of Israel , or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall st... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel.

Numbers 20
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Numbers • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then came the children of Israel , even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh ; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Miriam , Moses , Aaron , Esau ( Edom ), Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Egypt , Meribah 1 , Edom.

Proverbs 1
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Proverbs • Chapter 1 (33 verses)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel .

Proverbs 2
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Proverbs • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Exodus 20 (Ten Commandments)
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The Decalogue preserved with upper and lower cantillation marks in the Tiberian masoretic tradition.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Cyrus Cylinder — Declaration of Persian Return (Ezra 1)
IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (539 BCE) detailing Cyrus the Great's decree permitting exiled peoples to return to their homelands and rebuild their sanctuaries.

Babylonian Cuneiform Scribes of Cyrus II • British Museum, London (BM 90920) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Raphael — The Transfiguration (1520, Vatican Museums)
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Raphael's final masterpiece juxtaposing Christ 's heavenly glory on Mount Tabor with the demon-possessed boy below.

Raphael Sanzio • Vatican Museums / Victoria and Albert Museum Public Domain Mark 1.0
Proverbs 3
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Proverbs • Chapter 3 (35 verses)

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 4
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Proverbs • Chapter 4 (27 verses)

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Proverbs 5
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Proverbs • Chapter 5 (23 verses)

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Scripture Passages (24)

Proverbs 20:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 1:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 1 KJV

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

Proverbs 20:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:26 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 20:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Proverbs 20:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

Proverbs 20:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

Proverbs 20:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:6 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:8 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs 20:24 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Proverbs 20:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 20:17 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

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

Proverbs 20:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 20:30 (KJV)
Proverbs 20 KJV

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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