< Proverbs 21 >
1 stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as streams of water. He turns it wherever he will.
2 all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the hearts.
3 to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
4 height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
A high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5 plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
The thoughts of a diligent man lead only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.
6 work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.
7 violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
8 crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.
9 pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
10 soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
The soul of a wicked man desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.
13 to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
14 gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
15 joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16 man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.
19 pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *Q(K)*) and vexation
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
20 treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.
21 to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
23 to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24 arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.
25 desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26 all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.
27 sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!
28 witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.
29 be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *Q(K)*)
A wicked man hardens his face, but as for an upright man, he establishes his ways.
30 nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah.
31 horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is from Jehovah.