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| Proverbs 21:1 | The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. | The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure. |
| Proverbs 21:2 | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts. | Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts. |
| Proverbs 21:3 | To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice. | To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering. |
| Proverbs 21:4 | Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin. | A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin. |
| Proverbs 21:5 | The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want. | The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need. |
| Proverbs 21:6 | The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death. | He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death. |
| Proverbs 21:7 | The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right. | By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right. |
| Proverbs 21:8 | Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright. | Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright. |
| Proverbs 21:9 | It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common. | It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house. |
| Proverbs 21:10 | The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. | The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour. |
| Proverbs 21:11 | When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. | When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge. |
| Proverbs 21:12 | One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin. | The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction. |
| Proverbs 21:13 | Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard. | He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help. |
| Proverbs 21:14 | A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury. | By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe. |
| Proverbs 21:15 | It is joy to a righteous [man] to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity. | It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil. |
| Proverbs 21:16 | The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead. | The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades. |
| Proverbs 21:17 | He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. | The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth. |
| Proverbs 21:18 | The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright. | The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright. |
| Proverbs 21:19 | It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman. | It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman. |
| Proverbs 21:20 | There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up. | There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man. |
| Proverbs 21:21 | He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. | He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour. |
| Proverbs 21:22 | A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. | A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith. |
| Proverbs 21:23 | Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. | He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles. |
| Proverbs 21:24 | Proud, arrogant, scorner is his name who dealeth in proud wrath. | The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride. |
| Proverbs 21:25 | The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work: | The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work. |
| Proverbs 21:26 | He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not. | All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back. |
| Proverbs 21:27 | The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose! | The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose! |
| Proverbs 21:28 | A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly. | A false witness will be cut off, ... |
| Proverbs 21:29 | A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way. | The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way. |
| Proverbs 21:30 | There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah. | Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord. |
| Proverbs 21:31 | The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah. | The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord. |
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