Wine Is a Mocker — Proverbs 20:23–30
PROV 20:23
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
PROV 20:24
A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
PROV 20:25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
PROV 20:26
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.
PROV 20:27
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
PROV 20:28
Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
PROV 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
PROV 20:30
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.