12The hearing ear and the seeing eye,The Lord has made them both.-Proverbs 20:12If you were to make something for another person, how would you like for them to treat it? The fact is that the Lord has...  Read More

11Even a child is known by his deeds,Whether what he does is pure and right.-Proverbs 20:11The concept of one being identified by the righteousness of their deeds is not foreign to us. When we conside...  Read More

10Diverse weights and diverse measures,They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.-Proverbs 20:10When it came to trade, people would use weights, scales, and means of measuring to help determine ...  Read More

9Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,I am pure from my sin”?-Proverbs 20:9This is a vital question for us to sincerely ask of ourselves. Of course, the immediate response for any believer would b...  Read More

8A king who sits on the throne of judgmentScatters all evil with his eyes.-Proverbs 20:8I find this verse to be particularly interesting when I consider how Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords,...  Read More

7The righteous man walks in his integrity;His children are blessed after him.-Proverbs 20:7There is something very important to be said for the righteous parent. As I am sure many have horror stories ...  Read More

6Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,But who can find a faithful man?-Proverbs 20:6Growing up, I remember many times where I would do something wrong, get punished, and then go apologize to m...  Read More

5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,But a man of understanding will draw it out.-Proverbs 20:5One of the things that is rarer today is introspection. As much as we tend to examine ourselve...  Read More

4The lazy man will not plow because of winter;He will beg during harvest and have nothing.-Proverbs 20:4Laziness is once again marked as a pinnacle of shame and harm done to one's self. It is importan...  Read More

3It is honorable for a man to stop striving,Since any fool can start a quarrel.-Proverbs 20:3The term for striving here has to do with having strife with another person. The unfortunate part of when y...  Read More

2The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.-Proverbs 20:2In the days of kings it was understood that you did not want to provoke the kin...  Read More

Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler,And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.-Proverbs 20:1The question comes up and around Christian circles regularly as to whether or not drinking is a si...  Read More