Proverbs 20:18

Be careful when you make an important decision!

When a king goes to war, people will die. He must not decide to go to war while he is angry. He must think carefully. He must obtain good advice, from honest advisers. See Luke 14:31-33.

v19 If a man gossips, then he tells secrets.

Choose friends who do not speak much.

v20 A man may insult his father and mother.

Put out that man’s light, in total darkness!

v21 You can get money quickly,

but, in the end, it brings trouble.

v22 Do not say, ‘You have done wrong things to me. So I will punish you.’

Wait for God! He will save you!

v23 God hates wrong measurements.

False scales do not please God.