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Proverbs 21

New International Reader's Version NIRV

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. He directs it like a stream of water anywhere he pleases.

2 Everything a man does might seem right to him. But the LORD knows what he is thinking.

3 Do what is right and fair. The LORD accepts that more than sacrifices.

4 Proud eyes and a proud heart are the lamp of sinful people. But those things are evil.

5 The plans of people who work hard succeed. You can be sure that those in a hurry will become poor.

6 A fortune made by people who tell lies amounts to nothing and leads to death.

7 The harmful things that evil people do will drag them away. They refuse to do what is right.

8 The path of those who are guilty is crooked. But the conduct of those who are not guilty is honest.

9 It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

10 A sinful person longs to do evil. He doesn't show his neighbor any mercy.

11 When you punish someone who makes fun of others, childish people get wise. If you teach a person who is already wise, he will get even more knowledge.

12 The Blameless One knows where sinners live. And he destroys them.

13 If you refuse to listen to the cries of poor people, you too will cry out and not be answered.

14 A secret gift calms anger down. A hidden favor softens great anger.

15 When you do what is fair, you make godly people glad. But you terrify those who do what is evil.

16 A man who leaves the path of understanding ends up with those who are dead.

17 Anyone who loves pleasure will become poor. Anyone who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

18 Those who do what is evil pay the price for setting godly people free. Those who aren't faithful pay the price for honest people.

19 It is better to live in a desert than to live with a nagging, angry wife.

20 The best food and olive oil are stored up in the houses of wise people. But a foolish man eats up everything he has.

21 Anyone who wants to be godly and loving finds life, success and honor.

22 Those who are wise can attack a strong city. They can pull down the place of safety its people trust in.

23 Anyone who is careful about what he says keeps himself out of trouble.

24 A proud person is called a "mocker." He thinks much too highly of himself.

25 Some people will die while they are still hungry. That's because their hands refuse to work.

26 All day long they hunger for more. But godly people give without holding back.

27 God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.

28 Witnesses who aren't honest will die. And anyone who listens to them will be destroyed forever.

29 A sinful man tries to look as if he were bold. But an honest person thinks about how he lives.

30 No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

31 You can prepare a horse for the day of battle. But the power to win comes from the Lord.

New International Version NIV

1 In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.

3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

24 The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.

25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!

28 A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.

29 The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.

30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.