LITV - Proverbs - 21

21:1  As streams of waters, the king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah; He turns it wherever He desires.

21:2  Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Jehovah measures the hearts.

21:3  For Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice is to be chosen more than sacrifice.

21:4  High eyes, a proud heart, and the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

21:5  The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty, but those of every hasty one only to poverty.

21:6  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven by those who seek death.

21:7  The violence of the wicked drags them down, because they refuse to do justice.

21:8  The way of a guilty man is perverted; but the pure, his work is right.

21:9  It is better to dwell on a corner of a housetop, than with a contentious woman, and to share a house.

21:10  The soul of the wicked desires evil, his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

21:11  The simple is made wise when the scorner is punished, and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

21:12  The Righteous One wisely considers the house of the wicked: He overthrows the wicked for his evil.

21:13  Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he himself shall also call, and shall not be answered.

21:14  A gift in secret subdues anger; yea, a bribe in the bosom quiets great fury.

21:15  It is joy to the just to do justice, but ruin shall come to the workers of evil.

21:16  The man who wanders out of the way of prudence shall rest in the congregation of departed spirits.

21:17  A man who loves pleasure shall be poor, he who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

21:18  The wicked shall be a ransom for the just, and the treacherous in the place of the upright.

21:19  It is better to live in a land of the wilderness than with a woman of strivings and vexations.

21:20  A desirable treasure and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man devours it.

21:21  He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness and honor.

21:22  A wise one ascends the city of the mighty and topples the strength in which it trusts.

21:23  Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from distresses.

21:24  Proud, haughty scorner is his name, he who deals in proud wrath.

21:25  The lust of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

21:26  He lusts with lust all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

21:27  The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful, how much more when he brings it with an evil intent!

21:28  A false witness shall perish, but the man who attends will speak forever.

21:29  A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright establishes his way.

21:30  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel before Jehovah.

21:31  The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but to Jehovah belongs deliverance.