Proverbs:21 Parallel Bible - WLD BAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | The World English Online Bible (WLD) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) |
| Proverbs 21:1 | The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires. | 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 Yahweh weighs the hearts. | Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts. |
| Proverbs 21:3 | To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. | To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering. |
| Proverbs 21:4 | A high look, 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 plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty. | 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 | Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who 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 violence of the wicked will drive 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 | The way of the guilty is devious, But the conduct of the innocent 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 the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman. | 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 desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy 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 mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom; When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. | When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge. |
| Proverbs 21:12 | The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, And brings the wicked to ruin. | The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction. |
| Proverbs 21:13 | Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but 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 pacifies anger; And a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath. | 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 the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to 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 who wanders out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead. | The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades. |
| Proverbs 21:17 | He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man: He who loves 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; The treacherous for 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 fretful woman. | It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman. |
| Proverbs 21:20 | There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows 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 who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour. |
| Proverbs 21:22 | A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the strength of its confidence. | 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 | Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles. | He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles. |
| Proverbs 21:24 | The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; He works in the arrogance of pride. | 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 kills him, For his hands refuse to labor. | The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work. |
| Proverbs 21:26 | There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous gives and doesn't withhold. | 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 an abomination: How much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind! | The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose! |
| Proverbs 21:28 | A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity. | A false witness will be cut off, ... |
| Proverbs 21:29 | A wicked man hardens his face; But as for the upright, he establishes his ways. | 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 Yahweh. | 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 victory is with Yahweh. | The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord. |
| | The World English Online Bible (WLD) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
