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Proverbs 21

On Life and Conduct

1

The king'sh4428 hearth3820 is like channelsh6388 of waterh4325 in the handh3027 of the LORDh3068; He  aturnsh5186 it whereverh5921h3605h834 He wishesh2654a.

2

 aEveryh3605 man'sh376 wayh1870 is righth3477 in his own eyesh5869, But the LORDh3068  bweighsh8505 the heartsh3820.

3

To doh6213a  arighteousnessh6666 and justiceh4941 Is desiredh977 by the LORDh3068 moreh4480 thanh4480 sacrificeh2077.

4

Haughtyh7312 eyesh5869 and a proudh7342 hearth3820, The  alamph5215a of the wickedh7563, is sinh2403b.

5

The plansh4284 of the  adiligenth2742a lead surelyh389 to advantageh4195, But everyoneh3605  bwho is hastyh213 comes surelyh389 to povertyh4270.

6

The  aacquisitionh6467 of treasuresh214 by a lyingh8267 tongueh3956 Is a fleetingh5086 vaporh1892, the  1pursuith1245 of  bdeathh4194.

7

The violenceh7701 of the wickedh7563 will dragh1641 them awayh1641, Becauseh3588 they  arefuseh3985 to acth6213a with justiceh4941.

8

The wayh1870 of a guiltyh2054 manh376 is  acrookedh2019, But as for the pureh2134, his conducth6467 is uprighth3477.

9

It is betterh2896a to liveh3427 in a cornerh6438 of a roofh1406 Thanh4480  1in a househ1004 sharedh2267 with a contentioush4066 womanh802.

10

The soulh5315 of the wickedh7563 desiresh183 evilh7451b; His  aneighborh7453 findsh2603a noh3808 favorh2603a in his eyesh5869.

11

When the  ascofferh3917b is punishedh6064, the  1naiveh6612a becomesh2449 wiseh7919a; But when the wiseh2449 is instructedh7919a, he receivesh3947 knowledgeh1847.

12

The righteoush6662 oneh6662 considersh7919a the househ1004 of the wickedh7563, Turningh5557 the  awickedh7563 to ruinh7451b.

13

He who  ashutsh331 his earh241 to the cryh2201 of the poorh1800b Will alsoh1571 cryh7121 himselfh1931 and not be  bansweredh6030a.

14

A  agifth4976 in secreth5643a subduesh3711 angerh639, And a bribeh7810 in the bosomh2436, strongh5794 wrathh2534.

15

The exerciseh6213a of justiceh4941 is joyh8057 for the righteoush6662, But is  aterrorh4288 to the workersh6466 of iniquityh205.

16

A manh120 who wandersh8582 from the wayh1870 of understandingh7919a Will  aresth5117 in the assemblyh6951 of the  1deadh7496.

17

He who  alovesh157 pleasureh8057 will become a poorh4270 manh376; He who lovesh157 wineh3196 and oilh8081 will not becomeh6238 richh6238.

18

The wickedh7563 is a  aransomh3724a for the righteoush6662, And the  btreacheroush898 is in the placeh8478 of the uprighth3477.

19

 aIt is betterh2896a to liveh3427 in a deserth4057b landh776 Thanh4480 with a contentioush4066 and vexingh3708a womanh802.

20

There is precioush2530  atreasureh214 and oilh8081 in the dwellingh5116a of the wiseh2450, But a foolishh3684 manh120  bswallowsh1104 it up.

21

He who  apursuesh7291 righteousnessh6666 and loyaltyh2617a Findsh4672 lifeh2425b, righteousnessh6666 and honorh3519b.

22

A  awiseh2450 manh2450 scalesh5927 the cityh5892b of the mightyh1368 And bringsh3381 downh3381 the  1strongholdh5797 in whichh4009 they trusth4009.

23

He who  aguardsh8104 his mouthh6310 and his tongueh3956, Guardsh8104 his soulh5315 from troublesh6869a.

24

"Proudh2086," "Haughtyh3093," " aScofferh3917b," are his namesh8034, Who actsh6213a with  binsolenth2087 prideh2087.

25

The  adesireh8378 of the sluggardh6102 putsh4191 him to deathh4191, For his handsh3027 refuseh3985 to workh6213a;

26

Allh3605 dayh3117 long he  1is cravingh183, While the righteoush6662  agivesh5414 and does not holdh2820 backh2820.

27

The  asacrificeh2077 of the wickedh7563 is an abominationh8441, Howh637 muchh637h3588 moreh637h3588 whenh3588 he bringsh935 it with evilh2154 intenth2154!

28

A  afalseh3577 witnessh5707 will perishh6, But the manh376 who listensh8085 to the truth will speakh1696 foreverh5331.

29

A wickedh7563 manh376  1 adisplaysh5810 a boldh5810 faceh6440, But as for the  buprighth3477, he makesh3559 his wayh1870 sureh3559.

30

Thereh369 is  anoh369 wisdomh2451 and noh369 understandingh8394 And noh369 counselh6098 againsth5048 the LORDh3068.

31

The  ahorseh5483b is preparedh3559 for the dayh3117 of battleh4421, But  bvictoryh8668 belongs to the LORDh3068.



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