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Proverbs 21 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:1 - The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD;
he turns it wherever he will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the LORD weighs the heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:3 - To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:4 - Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
the lamp[fn] of the wicked, are sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:7 - The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:9 - It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10 - The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:12 - The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
he throws the wicked down to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,[fn] strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 - When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - One who wanders from the way of good sense
will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17 - Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:18 - The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 - It is better to live in a desert land
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:21 - Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:22 - A wise man scales the city of the mighty
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:23 - Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:24 - “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire of the sluggard kills him,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All day long he craves and craves,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27 - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:28 - A false witness will perish,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:29 - A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright gives thought to[fn] his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:30 - No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:31 - The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
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Or the plowing
Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Or establishes
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Proverbs Chapter 21 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras