Proverbs - Chapter 21 - New International Version
- In the LORD's hand the king's heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
- A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
- Haughty eyes and a proud heart — the unplowed field of the wicked —produce sin.
- The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. [^
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- The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
- The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
- When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
- The Righteous One "takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
- A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
- When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
- Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
- Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
- The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
- Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
- The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
- Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity "and honor.
- One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.
- The proud and arrogant person —"Mocker" is his name — behaves with insolent fury.
- The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
- All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
- The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable — how much more so when brought with evil intent!
- A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.
- The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
- There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
- The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.