Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 21:1-8"

Proverbs 21:1-8

1 sicut divisiones aquarum ita cor regis in manu Domini quocumque voluerit inclinabit illud

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

2 omnis via viri recta sibi videtur adpendit autem corda Dominus

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

3 facere misericordiam et iudicium magis placent Domino quam victimae

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

4 exaltatio oculorum et dilatatio cordis lucerna impiorum peccatum

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

5 cogitationes robusti semper in abundantia omnis autem piger semper in egestate

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

6 qui congregat thesauros lingua mendacii vanus est et inpingetur ad laqueos mortis

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

7 rapinae impiorum detrahent eos quia noluerunt facere iudicium

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

8 perversa via viri aliena est qui autem mundus est rectum opus eius

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

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