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title: "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge -  Proverbs 20"
description: "Overview Proverbs 23:29-35, Proverbs 31:4, Genesis 9:21-23, Genesis 19:31-36, 1 Samuel 25:36-38, 2 Samuel 11:13, 2 Samuel 13:28, 1 Kings 20:16-21, Isaiah"
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url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/20"
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**Overview**

[Proverbs 23:29-35](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/29-35), [Proverbs 31:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/31/4), [Genesis 9:21-23](../../../kjv/genesis/9/21-23), [Genesis 19:31-36](../../../kjv/genesis/19/31-36), [1 Samuel 25:36-38](../../../kjv/1-samuel/25/36-38), [2 Samuel 11:13](../../../kjv/2-samuel/11/13), [2 Samuel 13:28](../../../kjv/2-samuel/13/28), [1 Kings 20:16-21](../../../kjv/1-kings/20/16-21), [Isaiah 28:7](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/7), [Hosea 4:11](../../../kjv/hosea/4/11), [Hosea 7:5](../../../kjv/hosea/7/5), [Habakkuk 2:15](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/15), [Habakkuk 2:16](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/16), [1 Corinthians 6:10](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/10), [Galatians 5:21](../../../kjv/galatians/5/21), [Ephesians 5:18](../../../kjv/ephesians/5/18)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 19:33](../../../kjv/genesis/19/33) - drink [Deuteronomy 21:20](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/21/20) - he is a glutton [Esther 1:10](../../../kjv/esther/1/10) - the heart [Psalms 94:9](../../../kjv/psalms/94/9) - He that planted [Proverbs 23:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/20) - not [Proverbs 23:30](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/30) - tarry [Ecclesiastes 2:3](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/2/3) - yet [Ecclesiastes 10:16](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/10/16) - and [Isaiah 5:11](../../../kjv/isaiah/5/11) - inflame [Habakkuk 2:5](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/5) - he transgresseth

**fear:** [Proverbs 16:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/14), [Proverbs 16:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/15), [Proverbs 19:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/12), [Ecclesiastes 10:4](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/10/4), [Hosea 11:10](../../../kjv/hosea/11/10), [Amos 3:8](../../../kjv/amos/3/8)
**sinneth:** [Proverbs 8:36](../../../kjv/proverbs/8/36), [1 Kings 2:23](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/23)
**Reciprocal:** [Numbers 16:38](../../../kjv/numbers/16/38) - sinners [Esther 1:12](../../../kjv/esther/1/12) - was the king [Proverbs 24:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/22) - who [Proverbs 28:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/15) - a roaring [Proverbs 29:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/24) - hateth [Proverbs 30:31](../../../kjv/proverbs/30/31) - against [Ecclesiastes 8:4](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/8/4) - the word [Ecclesiastes 10:16](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/10/16) - and [Daniel 2:12](../../../kjv/daniel/2/12) - *General* [Amos 1:2](../../../kjv/amos/1/2) - The Lord [Romans 13:3](../../../kjv/romans/13/3) - rulers [Romans 13:4](../../../kjv/romans/13/4) - be [2 Timothy 4:17](../../../kjv/2-timothy/4/17) - and I [1 Peter 5:8](../../../kjv/1-peter/5/8) - as

**an:** [Proverbs 14:29](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/29), [Proverbs 16:32](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/32), [Proverbs 17:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/17/14), [Proverbs 19:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/11), [Proverbs 25:8-10](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/8-10), [Ephesians 1:6-8](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/6-8), [Ephesians 4:32](../../../kjv/ephesians/4/32), [Ephesians 5:1](../../../kjv/ephesians/5/1)
**but:** [Proverbs 14:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/17), [Proverbs 18:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/6), [Proverbs 21:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/24), [2 Kings 14:9](../../../kjv/2-kings/14/9), [James 3:14](../../../kjv/james/3/14), [James 4:1](../../../kjv/james/4/1)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Kings 14:10](../../../kjv/2-kings/14/10) - why shouldest [2 Chronicles 25:17](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/25/17) - let us see [2 Chronicles 25:19](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/25/19) - why shouldest [Proverbs 18:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/1) - intermeddleth [Proverbs 26:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/26/17) - passeth

**sluggard:** [Proverbs 10:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/4), [Proverbs 19:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/15), [Proverbs 19:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/24), [Proverbs 26:13-16](../../../kjv/proverbs/26/13-16)
**cold:** or, winter
**therefore:** [Proverbs 6:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/10), [Proverbs 6:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/11), [Proverbs 19:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/15), [Proverbs 24:34](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/34), [Matthew 25:3-10](../../../kjv/matthew/25/3-10), [Matthew 25:24-28](../../../kjv/matthew/25/24-28), [2 Peter 1:5-11](../../../kjv/2-peter/1/5-11)
**Reciprocal:** [Exodus 16:27](../../../kjv/exodus/16/27) - and they found none [Proverbs 6:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/6) - thou [Proverbs 21:25](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/25) - *General* [Proverbs 24:31](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/31) - and the [Ecclesiastes 4:5](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/4/5) - fool [Ecclesiastes 10:18](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/10/18) - *General* [Ecclesiastes 11:4](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/11/4) - *General* [Luke 16:3](../../../kjv/luke/16/3) - to beg [2 Thessalonians 3:10](../../../kjv/2-thessalonians/3/10) - that

[Proverbs 18:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/4), [Psalms 64:6](../../../kjv/psalms/64/6), [1 Corinthians 2:11](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/11)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Samuel 20:12](../../../kjv/1-samuel/20/12) - sounded [Ezra 8:16](../../../kjv/ezra/8/16) - men of understanding [Romans 8:39](../../../kjv/romans/8/39) - depth

**proclaim:** [Proverbs 25:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/14), [Proverbs 27:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/27/2), [Matthew 6:2](../../../kjv/matthew/6/2), [Luke 18:8](../../../kjv/luke/18/8), [Luke 18:11](../../../kjv/luke/18/11), [Luke 18:28](../../../kjv/luke/18/28), [Luke 22:33](../../../kjv/luke/22/33), [2 Corinthians 12:11](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/12/11)
**goodness:** or, bounty
**but:** [Psalms 12:1](../../../kjv/psalms/12/1), [Ecclesiastes 7:28](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/7/28), [Jeremiah 5:1](../../../kjv/jeremiah/5/1), [Micah 7:2](../../../kjv/micah/7/2), [Luke 18:8](../../../kjv/luke/18/8), [John 1:47](../../../kjv/john/1/47)
**Reciprocal:** [Proverbs 21:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/2) - right [Proverbs 28:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/20) - faithful [Matthew 9:14](../../../kjv/matthew/9/14) - Why [Matthew 26:33](../../../kjv/matthew/26/33) - yet [Luke 16:15](../../../kjv/luke/16/15) - Ye

**just:** [Proverbs 14:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/2), [Proverbs 19:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/1), [Psalms 15:2](../../../kjv/psalms/15/2), [Psalms 26:1](../../../kjv/psalms/26/1), [Psalms 26:11](../../../kjv/psalms/26/11), [Isaiah 33:15](../../../kjv/isaiah/33/15), [Luke 1:6](../../../kjv/luke/1/6), [2 Corinthians 1:12](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/1/12), [Titus 2:11](../../../kjv/titus/2/11), [Titus 2:12](../../../kjv/titus/2/12), [3 John 1:3](../../../kjv/3-john/1/3), [3 John 1:4](../../../kjv/3-john/1/4)
**his children:** [Proverbs 13:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/22), [Genesis 17:7](../../../kjv/genesis/17/7), [Psalms 37:26](../../../kjv/psalms/37/26), [Psalms 112:2](../../../kjv/psalms/112/2), [Jeremiah 32:39](../../../kjv/jeremiah/32/39), [Acts 2:39](../../../kjv/acts/2/39)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 20:5](../../../kjv/genesis/20/5) - in the integrity [Deuteronomy 28:4](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/4) - *General* [Joshua 11:6](../../../kjv/joshua/11/6) - horses [1 Kings 9:4](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/4) - And if thou [Ezra 9:12](../../../kjv/ezra/9/12) - and leave it [Psalms 25:13](../../../kjv/psalms/25/13) - his seed [Psalms 25:21](../../../kjv/psalms/25/21) - *General* [Isaiah 26:7](../../../kjv/isaiah/26/7) - way [Acts 11:14](../../../kjv/acts/11/14) - all [Philippians 4:8](../../../kjv/philippians/4/8) - are just

[Proverbs 20:26](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/26), [Proverbs 16:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/12), [Proverbs 29:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/14), [1 Samuel 23:3](../../../kjv/1-samuel/23/3), [1 Samuel 23:4](../../../kjv/1-samuel/23/4), [2 Samuel 23:4](../../../kjv/2-samuel/23/4), [Psalms 72:4](../../../kjv/psalms/72/4), [Psalms 92:9](../../../kjv/psalms/92/9), [Psalms 99:4](../../../kjv/psalms/99/4), [Psalms 101:6-8](../../../kjv/psalms/101/6-8), [Isaiah 32:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/32/1)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Samuel 3:39](../../../kjv/2-samuel/3/39) - I am [1 Kings 2:36](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/36) - Shimei [1 Kings 7:7](../../../kjv/1-kings/7/7) - of judgment [Nehemiah 13:28](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/28) - I chased [Job 29:8](../../../kjv/job/29/8) - young men [Psalms 101:8](../../../kjv/psalms/101/8) - early [Proverbs 14:35](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/35) - king's [Proverbs 25:5](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/5) - away [Proverbs 29:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/4) - king [Proverbs 29:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/12) - *General* [Proverbs 31:9](../../../kjv/proverbs/31/9) - *General* [Isaiah 28:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/6) - for a spirit [Romans 13:4](../../../kjv/romans/13/4) - be

[1 Kings 8:46](../../../kjv/1-kings/8/46), [2 Chronicles 6:36](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/6/36), [Job 14:4](../../../kjv/job/14/4), [Job 15:14](../../../kjv/job/15/14), [Job 25:4](../../../kjv/job/25/4), [Psalms 51:5](../../../kjv/psalms/51/5), [Ecclesiastes 7:20](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/7/20), [1 Corinthians 4:4](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/4/4), [James 3:2](../../../kjv/james/3/2), [1 John 1:8-10](../../../kjv/1-john/1/8-10)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 8:21](../../../kjv/genesis/8/21) - the imagination [Leviticus 13:6](../../../kjv/leviticus/13/6) - wash [Psalms 24:4](../../../kjv/psalms/24/4) - pure [Psalms 51:10](../../../kjv/psalms/51/10) - clean [2 Corinthians 7:1](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/7/1) - let

**Divers weights, and divers measures:** Heb. a stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, [Deuteronomy 25:13](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/25/13)
**both:** [Proverbs 20:23](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/23), [Proverbs 11:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/1), [Proverbs 16:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/11), [Leviticus 19:35](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/35), [Deuteronomy 25:13-15](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/25/13-15), [Amos 8:4-7](../../../kjv/amos/8/4-7), [Micah 6:10](../../../kjv/micah/6/10), [Micah 6:11](../../../kjv/micah/6/11)
**abomination:** [Deuteronomy 7:25](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/7/25), [Deuteronomy 7:26](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/7/26), [Revelation 21:8](../../../kjv/revelation/21/8)
**Reciprocal:** [Leviticus 19:13](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/13) - shalt not [Deuteronomy 17:1](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/17/1) - for that [Proverbs 6:16](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/16) - an [Ezekiel 45:10](../../../kjv/ezekiel/45/10) - *General*

[Proverbs 21:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/8), [Proverbs 22:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/22/15), [Psalms 51:5](../../../kjv/psalms/51/5), [Psalms 58:3](../../../kjv/psalms/58/3), [Matthew 7:16](../../../kjv/matthew/7/16), [Luke 1:15](../../../kjv/luke/1/15), [Luke 1:66](../../../kjv/luke/1/66), [Luke 2:46](../../../kjv/luke/2/46), [Luke 2:47](../../../kjv/luke/2/47), [Luke 6:43](../../../kjv/luke/6/43), [Luke 6:44](../../../kjv/luke/6/44)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 21:9](../../../kjv/genesis/21/9) - mocking [2 Kings 2:23](../../../kjv/2-kings/2/23) - little children [2 Kings 22:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/22/2) - right [Psalms 36:1](../../../kjv/psalms/36/1) - The transgression

[Exodus 4:11](../../../kjv/exodus/4/11), [Psalms 94:9](../../../kjv/psalms/94/9), [Psalms 119:18](../../../kjv/psalms/119/18), [Matthew 13:13-16](../../../kjv/matthew/13/13-16), [Acts 26:18](../../../kjv/acts/26/18), [Ephesians 1:17](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/17), [Ephesians 1:18](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/18)
**Reciprocal:** [Deuteronomy 29:4](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/29/4) - *General* [1 Kings 3:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/3/9) - understanding [Isaiah 29:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/29/18) - the deaf [Isaiah 35:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/35/5) - the ears [Isaiah 42:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/42/18) - ye deaf [Luke 8:8](../../../kjv/luke/8/8) - He that [John 10:21](../../../kjv/john/10/21) - Can [1 Corinthians 12:17](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/12/17) - *General*

**Love:** [Proverbs 6:9-11](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/9-11), [Proverbs 10:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/4), [Proverbs 12:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/11), [Proverbs 13:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/4), [Proverbs 19:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/15), [Proverbs 24:30-34](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/30-34), [Romans 12:11](../../../kjv/romans/12/11), [2 Thessalonians 3:10](../../../kjv/2-thessalonians/3/10)
**open:** [Jonah 1:6](../../../kjv/jonah/1/6), [Romans 13:11](../../../kjv/romans/13/11), [1 Corinthians 15:34](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/34), [Ephesians 5:14](../../../kjv/ephesians/5/14)

**It is naught:** [Ecclesiastes 1:10](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/1/10), [Hosea 12:7](../../../kjv/hosea/12/7), [Hosea 12:8](../../../kjv/hosea/12/8), [1 Thessalonians 4:6](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/4/6)
**Reciprocal:** [Proverbs 21:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/6) - getting

**but:** [Proverbs 3:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/3/15), [Proverbs 8:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/8/11), [Proverbs 10:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/20), [Proverbs 10:21](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/21), [Proverbs 15:7](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/7), [Proverbs 15:23](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/23), [Proverbs 16:16](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/16), [Proverbs 16:21](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/21), [Proverbs 16:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/24), [Proverbs 25:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/12), [Job 28:12-19](../../../kjv/job/28/12-19), [Ecclesiastes 12:9-11](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/12/9-11), [Romans 10:14](../../../kjv/romans/10/14), [Romans 10:15](../../../kjv/romans/10/15), [Ephesians 4:29](../../../kjv/ephesians/4/29)
**Reciprocal:** [Exodus 28:17](../../../kjv/exodus/28/17) - a sardius [1 Kings 10:10](../../../kjv/1-kings/10/10) - and precious [Job 33:3](../../../kjv/job/33/3) - my lips [Proverbs 5:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/5/2) - thy lips [Proverbs 10:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/11) - mouth of a [Proverbs 10:13](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/13) - the lips [Proverbs 24:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/4) - *General* [Proverbs 31:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/31/10) - her

**Take his:** [Proverbs 11:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/15), [Proverbs 22:26](../../../kjv/proverbs/22/26), [Proverbs 22:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/22/27), [Proverbs 27:13](../../../kjv/proverbs/27/13), [Exodus 22:26](../../../kjv/exodus/22/26), [Exodus 22:27](../../../kjv/exodus/22/27)
**a strange:** [Proverbs 2:16](../../../kjv/proverbs/2/16), [Proverbs 5:3](../../../kjv/proverbs/5/3), [Proverbs 7:5](../../../kjv/proverbs/7/5), [Proverbs 7:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/7/10), [Proverbs 23:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/27)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 38:17](../../../kjv/genesis/38/17) - Wilt thou [Job 17:3](../../../kjv/job/17/3) - put me [Proverbs 6:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/1) - if thou be [Proverbs 17:18](../../../kjv/proverbs/17/18) - void [Hebrews 7:22](../../../kjv/hebrews/7/22) - a surety

**deceit:** Heb. lying, or falsehood, [Proverbs 4:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/4/17)
**is sweet:** [Proverbs 9:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/9/17), [Proverbs 9:18](../../../kjv/proverbs/9/18), [Genesis 3:6](../../../kjv/genesis/3/6), [Genesis 3:7](../../../kjv/genesis/3/7), [Job 20:12-20](../../../kjv/job/20/12-20), [Ecclesiastes 11:9](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/11/9), [Hebrews 11:25](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/25)
**his:** [Lamentations 3:15](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/15), [Lamentations 3:16](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/16)

**purpose:** [Proverbs 15:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/22), [Proverbs 24:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/6)
**and:** [Proverbs 25:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/8), [Judges 1:1](../../../kjv/judges/1/1), [Judges 1:2](../../../kjv/judges/1/2), [Judges 9:29](../../../kjv/judges/9/29), [Judges 20:7](../../../kjv/judges/20/7), [Judges 20:18](../../../kjv/judges/20/18), [Judges 20:23](../../../kjv/judges/20/23), [Judges 20:26-28](../../../kjv/judges/20/26-28), [2 Samuel 2:26](../../../kjv/2-samuel/2/26), [2 Samuel 2:27](../../../kjv/2-samuel/2/27), [2 Chronicles 25:17-23](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/25/17-23), [Luke 14:31](../../../kjv/luke/14/31)
**Reciprocal:** [Joshua 7:2](../../../kjv/joshua/7/2) - Go up [Joshua 22:13](../../../kjv/joshua/22/13) - sent [Judges 18:2](../../../kjv/judges/18/2) - to spy [Judges 19:30](../../../kjv/judges/19/30) - consider [2 Samuel 2:14](../../../kjv/2-samuel/2/14) - play before [1 Kings 1:12](../../../kjv/1-kings/1/12) - let me [1 Kings 20:22](../../../kjv/1-kings/20/22) - strengthen [2 Kings 6:8](../../../kjv/2-kings/6/8) - took [2 Kings 14:8](../../../kjv/2-kings/14/8) - Come [2 Chronicles 32:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/32/3) - took counsel [Proverbs 13:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/10) - with [Proverbs 16:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/12) - for [Acts 12:20](../../../kjv/acts/12/20) - but

**that goeth:** [Proverbs 11:13](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/13), [Proverbs 18:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/8), [Proverbs 26:20-22](../../../kjv/proverbs/26/20-22), [Leviticus 19:16](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/16)
**meddle:** [Proverbs 24:21](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/21)
**flattereth:** or, enticeth, [Proverbs 16:29](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/29), [Romans 16:18](../../../kjv/romans/16/18)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Chronicles 24:17](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/17) - the princes of Judah [Job 17:5](../../../kjv/job/17/5) - He that [Psalms 12:2](../../../kjv/psalms/12/2) - flattering [Psalms 101:5](../../../kjv/psalms/101/5) - Whoso [Proverbs 1:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/1/10) - *General* [Proverbs 18:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/1) - intermeddleth [Proverbs 25:9](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/9) - a secret to another [Proverbs 26:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/26/22) - words [Proverbs 29:5](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/5) - that [1 Corinthians 2:4](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/4) - not [1 Thessalonians 2:5](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/2/5) - used [1 Timothy 5:13](../../../kjv/1-timothy/5/13) - wandering

**curseth:** [Proverbs 30:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/30/11), [Proverbs 30:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/30/17), [Exodus 20:12](../../../kjv/exodus/20/12), [Exodus 21:17](../../../kjv/exodus/21/17), [Leviticus 20:9](../../../kjv/leviticus/20/9), [Deuteronomy 27:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/27/16), [Matthew 15:4](../../../kjv/matthew/15/4), [Mark 7:10-13](../../../kjv/mark/7/10-13)
**his:** [Proverbs 13:9](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/9), [Proverbs 24:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/20), [Job 18:5](../../../kjv/job/18/5), [Job 18:6](../../../kjv/job/18/6), [Job 18:18](../../../kjv/job/18/18), [Matthew 22:13](../../../kjv/matthew/22/13), [Matthew 25:8](../../../kjv/matthew/25/8), [Jude 1:13](../../../kjv/jude/1/13)
**lamp:** or, candle, [Proverbs 20:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/27)
**Reciprocal:** [Deuteronomy 21:18](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/21/18) - obey the voice [2 Samuel 18:9](../../../kjv/2-samuel/18/9) - taken up [Job 11:20](../../../kjv/job/11/20) - their hope [Job 12:5](../../../kjv/job/12/5) - a lamp [Job 21:17](../../../kjv/job/21/17) - oft [Job 29:3](../../../kjv/job/29/3) - candle [Ezekiel 22:7](../../../kjv/ezekiel/22/7) - set [Ezekiel 32:8](../../../kjv/ezekiel/32/8) - dark [Ephesians 6:2](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/2) - *General* [Colossians 3:20](../../../kjv/colossians/3/20) - obey [1 Timothy 1:9](../../../kjv/1-timothy/1/9) - murderers

**gotten:** [Proverbs 23:4](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/4), [Proverbs 28:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/20), [Proverbs 28:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/22), [1 Timothy 6:9](../../../kjv/1-timothy/6/9)
**but:** [Proverbs 13:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/22), [Proverbs 28:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/8), [Job 27:16](../../../kjv/job/27/16), [Job 27:17](../../../kjv/job/27/17), [Habakkuk 2:6](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/6), [Zechariah 5:4](../../../kjv/zechariah/5/4), [Malachi 2:2](../../../kjv/malachi/2/2)
**Reciprocal:** [Numbers 32:19](../../../kjv/numbers/32/19) - we will [Proverbs 10:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/22) - he [Proverbs 13:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/11) - Wealth [Proverbs 15:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/27) - He that is [Proverbs 21:5](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/5) - of every [Proverbs 21:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/6) - getting

**I:** [Proverbs 17:13](../../../kjv/proverbs/17/13), [Proverbs 24:29](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/29), [Deuteronomy 32:35](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/35), [Romans 12:17-19](../../../kjv/romans/12/17-19), [1 Thessalonians 5:15](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/5/15), [1 Peter 3:9](../../../kjv/1-peter/3/9)
**wait:** [2 Samuel 16:12](../../../kjv/2-samuel/16/12), [Psalms 27:14](../../../kjv/psalms/27/14), [Psalms 37:34](../../../kjv/psalms/37/34), [Isaiah 40:31](../../../kjv/isaiah/40/31), [Lamentations 3:25](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/25), [Lamentations 3:26](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/26), [1 Peter 2:23](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/23), [1 Peter 4:19](../../../kjv/1-peter/4/19)
**Reciprocal:** [Leviticus 19:18](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/18) - not avenge [1 Samuel 13:9](../../../kjv/1-samuel/13/9) - he offered [Psalms 37:7](../../../kjv/psalms/37/7) - wait [Zephaniah 3:8](../../../kjv/zephaniah/3/8) - wait [Matthew 5:39](../../../kjv/matthew/5/39) - That [1 Corinthians 6:7](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/7) - Why

**weights:** [Proverbs 20:10](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/10), [Ezekiel 45:10](../../../kjv/ezekiel/45/10)
**a false balance:** Heb. balances of deceit, [Hosea 12:7](../../../kjv/hosea/12/7), [Amos 8:5](../../../kjv/amos/8/5)
**Reciprocal:** [Deuteronomy 25:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/25/16) - all that do [Proverbs 6:16](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/16) - an [Proverbs 11:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/1) - A false balance is [Proverbs 16:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/11) - just [Micah 6:10](../../../kjv/micah/6/10) - and [1 Thessalonians 4:6](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/4/6) - go

**Man's:** [Psalms 37:23](../../../kjv/psalms/37/23), [Jeremiah 10:23](../../../kjv/jeremiah/10/23), [Daniel 5:23](../../../kjv/daniel/5/23), [Acts 17:28](../../../kjv/acts/17/28)
**how:** [Proverbs 14:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/8), [Proverbs 16:9](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/9), [Psalms 25:4](../../../kjv/psalms/25/4), [Psalms 25:12](../../../kjv/psalms/25/12), [Isaiah 10:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/6), [Isaiah 10:7](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/7)
**Reciprocal:** [Proverbs 16:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/1) - preparations [Proverbs 21:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/21/1) - The king's

**a snare:** [Proverbs 18:7](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/7), [Leviticus 5:15](../../../kjv/leviticus/5/15), [Leviticus 22:10-15](../../../kjv/leviticus/22/10-15), [Leviticus 27:30](../../../kjv/leviticus/27/30), [Malachi 3:8-10](../../../kjv/malachi/3/8-10)
**after:** [Leviticus 27:9](../../../kjv/leviticus/27/9), [Leviticus 27:10](../../../kjv/leviticus/27/10), [Leviticus 27:31](../../../kjv/leviticus/27/31), [Numbers 30:2-16](../../../kjv/numbers/30/2-16), [Ecclesiastes 5:4-6](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/5/4-6), [Matthew 5:33](../../../kjv/matthew/5/33)
**Reciprocal:** [Deuteronomy 23:23](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/23/23) - That which [Joshua 9:20](../../../kjv/joshua/9/20) - lest wrath [Judges 21:22](../../../kjv/judges/21/22) - give unto [2 Chronicles 28:21](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/28/21) - took away [Ecclesiastes 5:5](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/5/5) - *General* [Matthew 15:5](../../../kjv/matthew/15/5) - It is [Acts 5:3](../../../kjv/acts/5/3) - to keep

**wise:** [Proverbs 20:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/8), [2 Samuel 4:9-12](../../../kjv/2-samuel/4/9-12), [Psalms 101:5-8](../../../kjv/psalms/101/5-8)
**bringeth:** [2 Samuel 12:31](../../../kjv/2-samuel/12/31), [Isaiah 28:27](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/27), [Isaiah 28:28](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/28)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 2:6](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/6) - according [1 Kings 2:36](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/36) - Shimei [Nehemiah 13:28](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/28) - I chased [Psalms 72:4](../../../kjv/psalms/72/4) - break [Psalms 101:8](../../../kjv/psalms/101/8) - early [Proverbs 14:35](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/35) - king's [Romans 13:4](../../../kjv/romans/13/4) - be

**spirit:** [Genesis 2:7](../../../kjv/genesis/2/7), [Job 32:8](../../../kjv/job/32/8), [Romans 2:15](../../../kjv/romans/2/15), [1 Corinthians 2:11](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/11), [2 Corinthians 4:2-6](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/4/2-6), [1 John 3:19-21](../../../kjv/1-john/3/19-21)
**candle:** or, lamp, [Proverbs 20:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/20)
**searching:** [Proverbs 20:30](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/30), [Hebrews 4:12](../../../kjv/hebrews/4/12), [Hebrews 4:13](../../../kjv/hebrews/4/13)
**Reciprocal:** [Psalms 18:28](../../../kjv/psalms/18/28) - candle [Luke 11:36](../../../kjv/luke/11/36) - the whole

[Psalms 61:7](../../../kjv/psalms/61/7), [Psalms 101:1](../../../kjv/psalms/101/1)
**Mercy:** [Proverbs 16:6](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/6)
**his:** [Proverbs 16:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/12), [Proverbs 29:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/14), [Psalms 21:7](../../../kjv/psalms/21/7), [Psalms 26:1](../../../kjv/psalms/26/1), [Isaiah 16:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/16/5)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 20:31](../../../kjv/1-kings/20/31) - merciful kings [Proverbs 3:3](../../../kjv/proverbs/3/3) - mercy [Proverbs 25:5](../../../kjv/proverbs/25/5) - his [Jeremiah 22:15](../../../kjv/jeremiah/22/15) - and do

**glory:** [Jeremiah 9:23](../../../kjv/jeremiah/9/23), [Jeremiah 9:24](../../../kjv/jeremiah/9/24), [1 John 2:14](../../../kjv/1-john/2/14)
**the beauty:** [Proverbs 16:31](../../../kjv/proverbs/16/31), [Leviticus 19:32](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/32)
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 25:8](../../../kjv/genesis/25/8) - good [Job 41:32](../../../kjv/job/41/32) - hoary [Ecclesiastes 12:5](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/12/5) - the almond [1 John 2:13](../../../kjv/1-john/2/13) - young

**cleanseth away evil:** Heb. is a purging medicine against evil
**stripes:** [Proverbs 19:25](../../../kjv/proverbs/19/25), [Proverbs 22:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/22/15), [Isaiah 27:9](../../../kjv/isaiah/27/9), [Hebrews 12:10](../../../kjv/hebrews/12/10)
**Reciprocal:** [Proverbs 20:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/27) - searching

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