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Proverbs 21
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1As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it wherever he may desire to point out.
1The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
2Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
3To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.
3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4A high-minded man is stout-hearted in [his] pride; and the lamp of the wickedis sin.
4A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
6He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity [on] to the snares of death.
6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.
7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
8To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.
8The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9[It is] better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered [rooms] with unrighteousness, and in an open house .
9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.
10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11When an intemperate man is punishedthe simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.
11When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.
12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
13He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry , and there shall be none to hear [him].
13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
14A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
14A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
15[It is] the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy [man] is abominable with evil-doers.
15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.
16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
17A poor manloves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
18and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
19[It is] better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
20A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.
20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.
21The way of righteousness and mercy will find lifeand glory.
21He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
23He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24A bold and self-willed and insolent [man] is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
24The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.
25Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.
25The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
26There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
27The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
28A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
28A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.
29An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.
29A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
30There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.