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Proverbs 21

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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.

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 The king's heart in ADONAI's hand is like streams of water -he directs it wherever he pleases.

2 All a person's ways are right in his own view, but ADONAI weighs the heart.

3 To do what is right and just is more pleasing to ADONAI than sacrifice.

4 Haughty looks, a proud heart -what the wicked plow is sin.

5 The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush in arrive only at want.

6 A fortune gained by a lying tongue is vapor dispersed [by] seekers of death.

7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to act justly.

8 A criminal's conduct is crooked, but the work of the pure is right.

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

10 The wicked is set on evil; he doesn't pity even his neighbor.

11 When a scorner is punished, the simple become wiser; and when the wise is instructed, he takes hold of knowledge.

12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

13 Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor will himself cry, but not be answered.

14 A secret gift allays anger, and a bribe under the cloak the strongest fury.

15 Acting justly is a joy for the righteous but it terrifies evildoers.

16 The person who strays from the way of common sense will come to rest in the company of the dead.

17 Pleasure-lovers will suffer want; he who loves wine and oil won't get rich.

18 The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and likewise the perfidious for the upright.

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

20 In the home of the wise are fine treasures and oil, but a fool quickly devours it.

21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness finds life, prosperity and honor.

22 A wise man can go up into a city of warriors and undermine the strength in which it trusts.

23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

24 "Scoffer" is what you call a proud, insolent person who acts with overweening conceit.

25 A lazy man's craving will kill him, because his hands refuse to work -

26 he covets greedily all day long; but a righteous person gives without holding back.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with vile motives.

28 A lying witness is doomed, but one who heard [what was said] will testify successfully.

29 A wicked man puts on a bold face, whereas the upright prepares his ways.

30 No wisdom, discernment or counsel succeeds against ADONAI.

31 A horse may be prepared for the day of battle, but victory comes from ADONAI.