Proverbs 21

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses:

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;

To do righteousness and justice

A high look, and a proud heart,

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

The soul of the wicked desireth evil:

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,

A gift in secret pacifieth anger;

It is joy to the righteous to do justice;

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;

It is better to dwell in a desert land,

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;

He that followeth after righteousness and kindness

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name;

The desire of the sluggard killeth him;

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;

A false witness shall perish;

A wicked man hardeneth his face;

There is no wisdom nor understanding

The horse is prepared against the day of battle;