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Proverbs 21

[fn] he will desire, he will turn.
2 own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.[fn]
3 more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4 the eyes and pride of heart, the lamp of the wicked are sin.
5 lead to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
6  is a fleeting vapor and seeker[fn] of death.
7 for they refuse to do justice.
8  but the pure is upright in his conduct.
9  than to share a house with a woman[fn] of contention.
10 [fn] of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
11  and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
12  he throws the wicked to ruin.
13  he also will cry out and not be heard.
14 [fn] will avert [fn] and a[fn] strong wrath.
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice, but dismay to those who do evil.
16  in the assembly of the dead[fn] he will rest.
17 is he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil[fn] will not become rich.
18  and the faithless instead of the upright.
19  than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
20 are in the house of the wise, but the foolish person[fn] will devour them.[fn]
21  will find life, righteousness, and honor.
22  and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.
23  he guards his life[fn] from danger.
24 is his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.
25  for his hands refuse to work.[fn]
26 [fn] he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
27 is an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!
28  but a man who listens will testify with[fn] success.
29 [fn] but the upright will appoint his paths.
30  nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.
31  but to Yahweh belongs the victory.

21:? Literally “upon all that”

21:? Or “minds”

21:? Hebrew “seekers”

21:? Or “wife”

21:? Or “soul, life, throat”

21:? Hebrew “the secret”

21:? Literally “nostril”

21:? Literally “bribe in the bosom”

21:? Or “Rephaim”

21:? Or “fat”

21:? Or “foolish of mankind”

21:? Literally “it”

21:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

21:? Or “make”

21:? Literally “All the day”

21:? Hebrew “to the”

21:? Literally “his face”

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