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  21:1 ¶
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. |
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21:1 ¶
The king'sº
heartº
[is] in the handº
of the LORD,º
[as] the riversº
of water:º
he turnethºº
it whithersoeverººº
he will.ºº |
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21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts. |
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21:2
Everyº
wayº
of a manº
[is] rightº
in his own eyes:º
but the LORDº
ponderethºº
the hearts.º |
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21:3
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice. |
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21:3
To doºº
justiceº
and judgmentº
[is] more acceptableºº
to the LORDº
than sacrifice.ºº |
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21:4
A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin. |
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21:4
An highº
look,º
and a proudº
heart,º
[and] the plowingº
of the wicked,º
[is] sin.º |
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21:5
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want. |
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21:5
The thoughtsº
of the diligentº
[tend] onlyº
to plenteousness;º
but of every oneº
[that is] hastyºº
onlyº
to want.º |
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21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death. |
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21:6
The gettingº
of treasuresº
by a lyingº
tongueº
[is] a vanityº
tossed to and froº
ofºº
them that seekºº
death.º |
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21:7
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice. |
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21:7
The robberyº
of the wickedº
shall destroyºº
them; becauseº
they refuseºº
to doºº
judgment.º |
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21:8
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right. |
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21:8
The wayº
of manº
[is] frowardº
and strange:º
but [as for] the pure,º
his workº
[is] right.º |
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21:9
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. |
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21:9
[It is] betterº
to dwellºº
inº
a cornerº
of the housetop,º
than with a brawlingººº
womanºº
in a wideº
house.º |
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21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes. |
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21:10
The soulº
of the wickedº
desirethºº
evil:º
his neighbourº
findeth noº
favourºº
in his eyes.º |
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21:11
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. |
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21:11
When the scornerºº
is punished,ºº
the simpleº
is made wise:ºº
and when the wiseº
is instructed,ºº
he receivethºº
knowledge.º |
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21:12
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin. |
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21:12
The righteousº
[man] wisely considerethºº
the houseº
of the wicked:º
[but God] overthrowethºº
the wickedº
for [their] wickedness.º |
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21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard. |
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21:13
Whoso stoppethºº
his earsº
at the cryºº
of the poor,º
he alsoº
shall cryºº
himself,º
but shall notº
be heard.ºº |
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21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath. |
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21:14
A giftº
in secretº
pacifiethºº
anger:º
and a rewardº
in the bosomº
strongº
wrath.º |
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21:15
It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
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21:15
[It is] joyº
to the justº
to doºº
judgment:º
but destructionº
[shall be] to the workersºº
of iniquity.º |
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21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead. |
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21:16
The manº
that wanderethºº
out of the wayºº
of understandingºº
shall remainºº
in the congregationº
of the dead.º |
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21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. |
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21:17
He that lovethºº
pleasureº
[shall be] a poorº
man:º
he that lovethºº
wineº
and oilº
shall notº
be rich.ºº |
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21:18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright. |
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21:18
The wickedº
[shall be] a ransomº
for the righteous,º
and the transgressorºº
forº
the upright.º |
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21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman. |
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21:19
[It is] betterº
to dwellºº
in the wilderness,ºº
than with a contentiousººº
and an angryº
woman.ºº |
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21:20
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up. |
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21:20
[There is] treasureº
to be desiredºº
and oilº
in the dwellingº
of the wise;º
but a foolishº
manº
spendeth it up.ºº |
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21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. |
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21:21
He that followethºº
after righteousnessº
and mercyº
findethºº
life,º
righteousness,º
and honour.º |
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21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof. |
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21:22
A wiseº
[man] scalethºº
the cityº
of the mighty,º
and casteth downºº
the strengthº
of the confidenceº
thereof. |
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21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles. |
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21:23
Whoso keepethºº
his mouthº
and his tongueº
keepethºº
his soulº
from troubles.ºº |
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21:24
The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride. |
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21:24
Proudº
[and] haughtyº
scornerºº
[is] his name,º
who dealethºº
in proudº
wrath.º |
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21:25
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. |
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21:25
The desireº
of the slothfulº
killethºº
him; forº
his handsº
refuseºº
to labour.ºº |
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21:26
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not. |
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21:26
He covetethºº
greedilyº
allº
the dayº
long: but the righteousº
givethºº
and sparethºº
not.º |
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21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind! |
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21:27
The sacrificeº
of the wickedº
[is] abomination:º
how much more,ºº
[when] he bringethºº
it with a wicked mind?º |
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21:28
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure. |
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21:28
A falseº
witnessº
shall perish:ºº
but the manº
that hearethºº
speakethºº
constantly.º |
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21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways. |
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21:29
A wickedº
manº
hardenethºº
his face:º
but [as for] the upright,º
heº
directethººººº
his way.º |
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21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah. |
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21:30
[There is] noº
wisdomº
norº
understandingº
norº
counselº
againstº
the LORD.º |
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21:31
The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah. |
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21:31
The horseº
[is] preparedºº
against the dayº
of battle:º
but safetyº
[is] of the LORD.º |
