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21 : 1 The king`s heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.
21 : 2 All a man`s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
21 : 3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
21 : 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!
21 : 5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
21 : 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
21 : 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
21 : 8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
21 : 9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
21 : 10 The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.
21 : 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
21 : 12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
21 : 13 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
21 : 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
21 : 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
21 : 16 A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.
21 : 17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
21 : 18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
21 : 19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
21 : 20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
21 : 21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
21 : 22 A wise man attacks the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
21 : 23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
21 : 24 The proud and arrogant man-"Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.
21 : 25 The sluggard`s craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
21 : 26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
21 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable-- how much more so when brought with evil intent!
21 : 28 A false witness will perish, and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.
21 : 29 A wicked man puts up a bold front, but an upright man gives thought to his ways.
21 : 30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
21 : 31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.