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Proverbs 21 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

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The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of Yahweh;

He turns it wherever He pleases.

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Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,

But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

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To do righteousness and justice

Is chosen by Yahweh over sacrifice.

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart

The fallow ground of the wicked—are sin.

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The [fn]thoughts of the diligent lead surely to profit,

But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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Working for treasures by a lying tongue

Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue death.

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The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,

Because they refuse to do justice.

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The way of a guilty man is perverse,

But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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It is better to live in a corner of a roof

Than [fn]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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The soul of the wicked craves evil;

His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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When the scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;

And when one considers wisdom, he receives knowledge.

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The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,

Turning the wicked to ruin.

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He who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor

Will himself also call and not be answered.

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A gift in secret subdues anger,

And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

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To do justice is [fn]pleasure for the righteous,

But is ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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A man who wanders from the way of insight

Will rest in the assembly of the [fn]dead.

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He who loves [fn]pleasure will become a poor man;

He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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It is better to live in a desert land

Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

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There is desirable treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,

But a foolish man swallows it up.

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He who pursues righteousness and lovingkindness

Finds life, righteousness, and glory.

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A wise man goes up to the city of the mighty

And brings down the [fn]stronghold in which they trust.

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He who keeps his mouth and his tongue,

Keeps his soul from troubles.

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“Arrogant,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names,

Who acts with arrogant fury.

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The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,

For his hands refuse to work;

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All day long he [fn]is insatiably craving,

While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,

How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!

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A false witness will perish,

But the man who listens will speak forever.

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A wicked man [fn]displays a brazen face,

But as for the upright, he establishes his way.

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There is no wisdom, there is no discernment

And there is no counsel against Yahweh.

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The horse is set for the day of battle,

But salvation belongs to Yahweh.

LSB Footnotes
Or plans
Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Lit gladness
Lit departed spirits
Lit gladness
Lit strength of trust
Lit desires desire
Lit makes firm with his face
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