Proverbs 21

¹The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

³To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

⁴Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

⁶The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

⁷The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

⁹It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹²One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.

¹³Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

¹⁴A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.