Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice
8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
10 The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *Q(K)*) and vexation
20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
21 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *Q(K)*)
30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
