Proverbs - Chapter 21 | Good News Translation

  • 1. The LORD controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
  • 2. You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the LORD judges your motives.
  • 3. Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices.
  • 4. Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful.
  • 5. Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.
  • 6. The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.
  • 7. The wicked are doomed by their own violence; they refuse to do what is right.
  • 8. Guilty people walk a crooked path; the innocent do what is right.
  • 9. Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
  • 10. Wicked people are always hungry for evil; they have no mercy on anyone.
  • 11. When someone who is conceited gets his punishment, even an unthinking person learns a lesson. One who is wise will learn from what he is taught.
  • 12. God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin.
  • 13. If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
  • 14. If someone is angry with you, a gift given secretly will calm him down.
  • 15. When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are brought to despair.
  • 16. Death is waiting for anyone who wanders away from good sense.
  • 17. Indulging in luxuries, wine, and rich food will never make you wealthy.
  • 18. The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people.
  • 19. Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.
  • 20. Wise people live in wealth and luxury, but stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it.
  • 21. Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly.
  • 22. A shrewd general can take a city defended by strong men, and destroy the walls they relied on.
  • 23. If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.
  • 24. Show me a conceited person and I will show you someone who is arrogant, proud, and inconsiderate.
  • 25. Lazy people who refuse to work are only killing themselves;
  • 26. all they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous, however, can give, and give generously.
  • 27. The LORD hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.
  • 28. The testimony of a liar is not believed, but the word of someone who thinks matters through is accepted.
  • 29. Righteous people are sure of themselves; the wicked have to pretend as best they can.
  • 30. Human wisdom, brilliance, insight---they are of no help if the LORD is against you.
  • 31. You can get horses ready for battle, but it is the LORD who gives victory.
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