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