Proverbs 21
1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.
stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
2 Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for 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 person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.
crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
9 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
10 The appetite of the wicked 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 the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of 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 person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.
be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
14 A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.
joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding, he 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 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
18 A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
19 It is better to live in the desert than with a quarreling and angry wife.
pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *Q(K)*) and vexation
20 Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows it all up.
treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
21 The one who does right and is kind— this person 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 ones, and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
24 The proud and haughty person—”Mocker” is his name— acts with arrogant pride.
arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
25 The desire of the lazy kills him, for 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 craves and craves more, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
28 A false witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak for all time.
witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
29 A wicked man makes his face hard, but an upright person is certain about his ways.
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, there is no understanding, and there is no advice that can stand against Yahweh.
nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
