Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
2 Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
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All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.
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To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 A high-minded man is stout-hearted in pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
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The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
6 He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity to the snares of death.
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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7 Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.
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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
8 To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.
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The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is right.
9 better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered with unrighteousness, and in an open house.
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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
10 The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.
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The souls of the wicked desire evil; their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.
11 When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.
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When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser; when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.
12 A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.
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The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.
13 He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear .
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If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard.
14 A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
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A gift in secret averts anger; and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
15 the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy is abominable with evil-doers.
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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but dismay to evildoers.
16 A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.
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Whoever wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
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Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want; whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
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It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
20 A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.
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Precious treasure remains in the house of the wise, but the fool devours it.
21 The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
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Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
22 A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
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One wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.
23 He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
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To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.
24 A bold and self-willed and insolent is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
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The proud, haughty person, named "Scoffer," acts with arrogant pride.
25 Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.
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The craving of the lazy person is fatal, for lazy hands refuse to labor.
26 An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
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All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.
27 The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.
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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when brought with evil intent.
28 A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
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A false witness will perish, but a good listener will testify successfully.
29 An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.
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The wicked put on a bold face, but the upright give thought to their ways.
30 There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
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No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the Lord.
31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
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The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
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