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