Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Proverbs 20

^{1 a} By wine here is ment him that is giuen to wine, and so by strong drinke.

^{2 b} Putteth his life in danger.

^{5 c} It is hard to finde out: for it is as depe waters, whose bottome can not be found: yet the wise man wil knowe a man ehter by his wordes or maners.

^{8 d} Where righteous judgement is executed, there sine ceaseth and vice dare not appeare.

^{10 /} Ebr. stone and stone, ephah & ephah.

^{10 e} Read {Chap. 16,11}

^{16 f} Teache him wit, that he cast no him self rashly into danger.

^{25 g} That is, to applie it, or take it to his owne vse, which was appointed to Gods, and then inquire how thei maie be exempted from the faute.

^{26 h} Which was a kinde of punishment then vsed.

^{27 i} the worde of God giueth life vnto man, and causeth vs to se & trye the secrets of our darke hearts, {Ebr. 4, 12}

^{30 k} Sharpe punishement, that perceth euen the inward partes, is profitable for the wicked, to bring them to amendement.