Proverbs 20:1-30

Contents: Warnings and instructions regarding the ways of folly.

Characters: God.

Conclusion: Here in this imperfect state, no person can claim to be sinless, but the just man, walking by the rule of God's Word may have the comfort of a good conscience, and his children will fare the better for his sake.

Key Word: Counsel, Proverbs 20:5.

Strong Verses: Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 20:7; Proverbs 20:9; Proverbs 20:22.

Striking Facts: Proverbs 20:9. This is a challenge to any man in the world to prove himself sinless. Only saints in heaven, who «have seen Him as He is» and been made like Him, can say it. Though the believer, through the work of the Spirit, is pure from the sins of many others, yet each one still has sins that easily beset him sins of omission and sins of commission which they have to continually confess in order to maintain unbroken fellowship with Christ.