Proverbs 20 (BOKCV)
1 Mvinyo ni mdhihaki na kileo ni mgomvi;yeyote apotoshwaye navyo hana hekima. 2 Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni kama ngurumo ya simba;yeye amkasirishaye hupoteza uhai wake. 3 Ni kwa heshima ya mtu kujitenga ugomvi,bali kila mpumbavu ni mwepesi kugombana. 4 Mvivu halimi kwa majira;kwa hiyo wakati wa mavuno hutazamalakini hapati chochote. 5 Makusudi ya moyo wa mwanadamu ni maji yenye kina,lakini mtu mwenye ufahamu huyachota. 6 Watu wengi hujidai kuwa na upendo usiokoma,bali mtu mwaminifu ni nani awezaye kumpata? 7 Mtu mwenye haki huishi maisha yasiyo na lawama,wamebarikiwa watoto wake baada yake. 8 Wakati mfalme aketipo katika kiti chake cha enzi kuhukumu,hupepeta ubaya wote kwa macho yake. 9 Ni nani awezaye kusema, “Nimeuweka moyo wangu safi;mimi ni safi na sina dhambi?” 10 Mawe ya kupimia yaliyo tofauti na vipimo tofauti, BWANA huchukia vyote viwili. 11 Hata mtoto hujulikana kwa matendo yake,kama tabia yake ni safi na adili. 12 Masikio yasikiayo na macho yaonayo, BWANA ndiye alivifanya vyote viwili. 13 Usiupende usingizi la sivyo utakuwa maskini,uwe macho nawe utakuwa na chakula cha akiba. 14 “Haifai, haifai!” asema mnunuzi,kisha huondoka akijisifia ununuzi wake. 15 Dhahabu kunayo, na marijani kwa wingi,lakini midomo inenayo maarifani kito cha thamani kilicho adimu. 16 Chukua vazi la yule awekaye dhamanakwa ajili ya mgeni;lishikilie iwe dhamana kama anafanya hivyokwa ajili ya mwanamke mpotovu. 17 Chakula kilichopatikana kwa hila ni kitamu kwa mwanadamu,bali huishia na kinywa kilichojaa changarawe. 18 Fanya mipango kwa kutafuta mashauri,ukipigana vita, tafuta maelekezo. 19 Maneno ya kusengenya husababisha kutokuaminika,kwa hiyo mwepuke mtu anayezungumza kupita kiasi. 20 Ikiwa mtu atamlaani baba yake au mama yake,taa yake itazimwa katika giza nene. 21 Urithi upatikanao haraka mwanzoni,hautabarikiwa mwishoni. 22 Usiseme, “Nitakulipiza kwa ajili ya kosa hili!”Mngojee BWANA, naye atakuokoa. 23 BWANA anachukia sana mawe ya kupimia ya udanganyifu,nazo mizani zisizo halali hazimpendezi. 24 Hatua za mtu huongozwa na BWANA.Anawezaje basi mtu yeyote kuelewa njia yake mwenyewe? 25 Ni mtego kwa mtu kuweka wakfu kitu kwa harakana baada ya kitambo kidogo kufikiria tena nadhiri zake. 26 Mfalme mwenye hekima hupepeta waovu,hulipitisha gurudumu la kupuria juu yao. 27 Taa ya BWANA huchunguza roho ya mwanadamu,huchunguza utu wake wa ndani. 28 Upendo na uaminifu humweka mfalme salama,kwa njia ya upendo, kiti chake cha enzi huwa salama. 29 Utukufu wa vijana ni nguvu zao,mvi ni fahari ya uzee. 30 Mapigo na majeraha huusafisha ubaya,nayo michapo hutakasa utu wa ndani.
In Other Versions
Proverbs 20 in the ANGEFD
Proverbs 20 in the ANTPNG2D
Proverbs 20 in the AS21
Proverbs 20 in the BAGH
Proverbs 20 in the BBPNG
Proverbs 20 in the BBT1E
Proverbs 20 in the BDS
Proverbs 20 in the BEV
Proverbs 20 in the BHAD
Proverbs 20 in the BIB
Proverbs 20 in the BLPT
Proverbs 20 in the BNT
Proverbs 20 in the BNTABOOT
Proverbs 20 in the BNTLV
Proverbs 20 in the BOATCB
Proverbs 20 in the BOATCB2
Proverbs 20 in the BOBCV
Proverbs 20 in the BOCNT
Proverbs 20 in the BOECS
Proverbs 20 in the BOGWICC
Proverbs 20 in the BOHCB
Proverbs 20 in the BOHCV
Proverbs 20 in the BOHLNT
Proverbs 20 in the BOHNTLTAL
Proverbs 20 in the BOICB
Proverbs 20 in the BOILNTAP
Proverbs 20 in the BOITCV
Proverbs 20 in the BOKCV2
Proverbs 20 in the BOKHWOG
Proverbs 20 in the BOKSSV
Proverbs 20 in the BOLCB
Proverbs 20 in the BOLCB2
Proverbs 20 in the BOMCV
Proverbs 20 in the BONAV
Proverbs 20 in the BONCB
Proverbs 20 in the BONLT
Proverbs 20 in the BONUT2
Proverbs 20 in the BOPLNT
Proverbs 20 in the BOSCB
Proverbs 20 in the BOSNC
Proverbs 20 in the BOTLNT
Proverbs 20 in the BOVCB
Proverbs 20 in the BOYCB
Proverbs 20 in the BPBB
Proverbs 20 in the BPH
Proverbs 20 in the BSB
Proverbs 20 in the CCB
Proverbs 20 in the CUV
Proverbs 20 in the CUVS
Proverbs 20 in the DBT
Proverbs 20 in the DGDNT
Proverbs 20 in the DHNT
Proverbs 20 in the DNT
Proverbs 20 in the ELBE
Proverbs 20 in the EMTV
Proverbs 20 in the ESV
Proverbs 20 in the FBV
Proverbs 20 in the FEB
Proverbs 20 in the GGMNT
Proverbs 20 in the GNT
Proverbs 20 in the HARY
Proverbs 20 in the HNT
Proverbs 20 in the IRVA
Proverbs 20 in the IRVB
Proverbs 20 in the IRVG
Proverbs 20 in the IRVH
Proverbs 20 in the IRVK
Proverbs 20 in the IRVM
Proverbs 20 in the IRVM2
Proverbs 20 in the IRVO
Proverbs 20 in the IRVP
Proverbs 20 in the IRVT
Proverbs 20 in the IRVT2
Proverbs 20 in the IRVU
Proverbs 20 in the ISVN
Proverbs 20 in the JSNT
Proverbs 20 in the KAPI
Proverbs 20 in the KBT1ETNIK
Proverbs 20 in the KBV
Proverbs 20 in the KJV
Proverbs 20 in the KNFD
Proverbs 20 in the LBA
Proverbs 20 in the LBLA
Proverbs 20 in the LNT
Proverbs 20 in the LSV
Proverbs 20 in the MAAL
Proverbs 20 in the MBV
Proverbs 20 in the MBV2
Proverbs 20 in the MHNT
Proverbs 20 in the MKNFD
Proverbs 20 in the MNG
Proverbs 20 in the MNT
Proverbs 20 in the MNT2
Proverbs 20 in the MRS1T
Proverbs 20 in the NAA
Proverbs 20 in the NASB
Proverbs 20 in the NBLA
Proverbs 20 in the NBS
Proverbs 20 in the NBVTP
Proverbs 20 in the NET2
Proverbs 20 in the NIV11
Proverbs 20 in the NNT
Proverbs 20 in the NNT2
Proverbs 20 in the NNT3
Proverbs 20 in the PDDPT
Proverbs 20 in the PFNT
Proverbs 20 in the RMNT
Proverbs 20 in the SBIAS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIBS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIBS2
Proverbs 20 in the SBICS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIDS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIGS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIHS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIIS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIIS2
Proverbs 20 in the SBIIS3
Proverbs 20 in the SBIKS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIKS2
Proverbs 20 in the SBIMS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIOS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIPS
Proverbs 20 in the SBISS
Proverbs 20 in the SBITS
Proverbs 20 in the SBITS2
Proverbs 20 in the SBITS3
Proverbs 20 in the SBITS4
Proverbs 20 in the SBIUS
Proverbs 20 in the SBIVS
Proverbs 20 in the SBT
Proverbs 20 in the SBT1E
Proverbs 20 in the SCHL
Proverbs 20 in the SNT
Proverbs 20 in the SUSU
Proverbs 20 in the SUSU2
Proverbs 20 in the SYNO
Proverbs 20 in the TBIAOTANT
Proverbs 20 in the TBT1E
Proverbs 20 in the TBT1E2
Proverbs 20 in the TFTIP
Proverbs 20 in the TFTU
Proverbs 20 in the TGNTATF3T
Proverbs 20 in the THAI
Proverbs 20 in the TNFD
Proverbs 20 in the TNT
Proverbs 20 in the TNTIK
Proverbs 20 in the TNTIL
Proverbs 20 in the TNTIN
Proverbs 20 in the TNTIP
Proverbs 20 in the TNTIZ
Proverbs 20 in the TOMA
Proverbs 20 in the TTENT
Proverbs 20 in the UBG
Proverbs 20 in the UGV
Proverbs 20 in the UGV2
Proverbs 20 in the UGV3
Proverbs 20 in the VBL
Proverbs 20 in the VDCC
Proverbs 20 in the YALU
Proverbs 20 in the YAPE
Proverbs 20 in the YBVTP
Proverbs 20 in the ZBP