Proverbs 21:1-Proverbs 22:16 - The Lord Controls Wise And Foolish People
1 The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the hearts.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to LORD than sacrifice.
4 A high look, and a proud heart, [even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5 The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
8 The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
10 The soul of a wicked man desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.
13 He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.
21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
23 He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24 The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26 There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!
28 A FALSE witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.
29 A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against LORD.
31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is from LORD.
1 A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor meet together. LORD is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of LORD [is] riches and honor and life.
5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out, yea, strife and reproach will cease.
11 He who loves pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips, the king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of LORD preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
13 The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of LORD shall fall in it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.