Proverbs 21

¹As divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of our Lord: whither soever he will, he shall incline it.

²Every way of a man seemeth to himself right: but our Lord weigheth the hearts.

³To do mercy and judgment, doth more please our Lord than victims.

⁴Exaltation of the eyes is the dilation of the heart: the lamp of the impious sin.

⁵The cogitations of the strong are always in aboundance: but every sluggard is always in poverty.

⁶He that gathereth treasures with a lying tongue is vain and witless, and shall stumble at the snares of death.

⁷The robberies of the impious shall draw them down, because they would not do judgment.

⁸The perverse way of a man is strange: but he that is clean, his work is right.

⁹It is better to sit in a corner of the house top, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

¹⁰The soul of the impious desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.

¹¹The pestilent man being punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wiseman, he will take knowledge.

¹²The just deviseth concerning the house of the impious, that he may draw the impious from evil.

¹³He that stoppeth his ear at the cry of the poor, himself also shall cry and shall not be heard.

¹⁴A gift hid quencheth angers: and a gift in the bosom the greatest indignation.

¹⁵It is a joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

¹⁶Aman, that shall err from the way of doctrine, shall abide in the assembly of giants.

¹⁷He that loveth good cheer, shall be in poverty: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

¹⁸The impious shall be given for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

¹⁹It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a brawling and angry woman.

²⁰Treasure to be desired, and oil in the habitation of the just: and the unwise man shall dissipate it.

²¹He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory.

²²The wise hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath destroyed the confidence thereof.

²³He that keepeth his mouth, and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distresses.

²⁴The proud and arrogant is called unlearned, which in anger worketh pride.

²⁵Desires kill the slothful: for his hands would not work any thing:

²⁶all the day he longeth and desireth: but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.

²⁷The hosts of the impious abominable, because they are offered of wickedness.

²⁸A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak victory.

²⁹The impious man malapertly hardeneth his countenance: but he that is righteous, correcteth his way.

³⁰There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against our Lord.

³¹The horse is prepared to the day of battle: but our Lord giveth salvation.