Proverbs 20:4-9 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

4. Anyone who refuses to work doesn't plow in the right season. When he looks for a crop at harvest time, he doesn't find it.

5. The purposes of a man's heart are like deep water. But a man who has understanding brings them out.

6. Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful man?

7. Anyone who does what is right lives without blame. Blessed are his children after him.

8. A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

9. No one can say, "I have kept my heart pure. I'm clean. I haven't sinned."

Proverbs 20