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Proverbs 21 (New International Version)

Proverbs 21

1 The king's heart is in the
hand of the LORD;
he directs it like a
watercourse wherever he pleases.

2 All a man's ways seem right
to him,
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 lamp of the wicked, are 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 man craves
evil;
his neighbor gets no mercy from
him.

11 When a mocker is punished,
the simple gain wisdom;
when a wise man
is instructed, he gets knowledge.

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

13 If a man shuts his ears to
the cry of the poor,
he too will 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 A man who strays from the
path of understanding
comes to rest in
the company of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure will
become poor;
whoever loves wine and 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
ill-tempered wife.

20 In the house of the wise
are stores of choice food and oil,
but
a foolish man devours all he has.

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

22 A wise man attacks the
city of the mighty
and pulls down the
stronghold in which they trust.

23 He who guards his mouth
and his tongue
keeps himself from
calamity.

24 The proud and arrogant
man-"Mocker" is his name;
he behaves
with overweening pride.

25 The sluggard's craving
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,
and whoever listens to him will
be destroyed forever.

29 A wicked man puts up a
bold front,
but an upright man gives
thought to his 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.

Footnotes:

Proverbs
21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew
manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

Proverbs
21:12 Or The righteous man

Proverbs
21:21 Or righteousness

Proverbs
21:28 Or / but the words of an obedient man will live on

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