Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 21
1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
2 #
Prov 16.2; Lk 16.15 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 #
1 Sam 15.22; Mic 6.7, 8 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 #
Prov 6.17
Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
5 #
Prov 10.4
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
6 #
2 Pet 2.3
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare#21.6 Gk: Heb seekers of death.
7 #
Prov 10.25
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
because they refuse to do what is just.
8The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is right.
9 #
Prov 25.24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
10 #
Prov 2.14; 14.21 The souls of the wicked desire evil;
their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.
11 #
Prov 19.25
When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.
12 #
Prov 14.11
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
he casts the wicked down to ruin.
13 #
Mt 18.30–34; Jas 2.13; 1 Jn 3.17 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
you will cry out and not be heard.
14 #
Prov 18.16
A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but dismay to evildoers.
16 #
Ps 49.14
Whoever wanders from the way of understanding
will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 #
Prov 11.8
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
and the faithless for the upright.
19It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful wife.
20 #
Job 20.15, 18; Prov 22.4 Precious treasure remains#21.20 Gk: Heb and oil in the house of the wise,
but the fool devours it.
21 #
Mt 5.6
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life#21.21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness and honor.
22 #
Eccl 9.15, 16 One wise person went up against a city of warriors
and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.
23 #
Prov 12.13; Jas 3.2 To watch over mouth and tongue
is to keep out of trouble.
24 #
Ps 1.1; Prov 1.22; Isa 16.6; Jer 48.29 The proud, haughty person, named Scoffer,
acts with arrogant pride.
25 #
Prov 13.4
The craving of the lazy person is fatal,
for lazy hands refuse to labor.
26 #
Ps 37.26; Mt 5.42; Eph 4.28 All day long the wicked covet,#21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously
but the righteous give and do not hold back.
27 #
Isa 66.3; Jer 6.20; Am 5.22 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when brought with evil intent.
28A false witness will perish,
but a good listener will testify successfully.
29 #
Eccl 8.1
The wicked put on a bold face,
but the upright give thought to#21.29 Or establish their ways.
30 #
Isa 8.9, 10; Jer 9.23 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
31 #
Ps 3.8; Isa 31.1; 1 Cor 15.28 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but the victory belongs to the Lord.
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