Proverbs:21-25

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* The king 's heart is in the hand of the LORD , as the rivers of water : he turneth it whithersoever he will . * Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : but the LORD pondereth the hearts . * To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice . * An high look , and a proud heart , and the plowing of the wicked , is sin . * The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness ; but of every one that is hasty only to want . * The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death . * The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them ; because they refuse to do judgment . * The way of man is froward and strange : but as for the pure , his work is right . * It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop , than with a brawling woman in a wide house . * The soul of the wicked desireth evil : his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes . * When the scorner is punished , the simple is made wise : and when the wise is instructed , he receiveth knowledge . * The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked : but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness . * Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor , he also shall cry himself , but shall not be heard . * A gift in secret pacifieth anger : and a reward in the bosom strong wrath . * It is joy to the just to do judgment : but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity . * The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead . * He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man : he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich . * The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous , and the transgressor for the upright . * It is better to dwell in the wilderness , than with a contentious and an angry woman . * There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; but a foolish man spendeth it up . * He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life , righteousness , and honour . * A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty , and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof . * Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles . * Proud and haughty scorner is his name , who dealeth in proud wrath . * The desire of the slothful killeth him ; for his hands refuse to labour . * He coveteth greedily all the day long : but the righteous giveth and spareth not . * The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination : how much more , when he bringeth it with a wicked mind ? * A false witness shall perish : but the man that heareth speaketh constantly . * A wicked man hardeneth his face : but as for the upright , he directeth his way . * There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD . * The horse is prepared against the day of battle : but safety is of the LORD . * A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches , and loving favour rather than silver and gold . * The rich and poor meet together : the LORD is the maker of them all . * A prudent man foreseeth the evil , and hideth himself : but the simple pass on , and are punished . * By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches , and honour , and life . * Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward : he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them . * Train up a child in the way he should go : and when he is old , he will not depart from it . * The rich ruleth over the poor , and the borrower is servant to the lender . * He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity : and the rod of his anger shall fail . * He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his bread to the poor . * Cast out the scorner , and contention shall go out ; yea , strife and reproach shall cease . * He that loveth pureness of heart , for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend . * The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge , and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor . * The slothful man saith , There is a lion without , I shall be slain in the streets . * The mouth of strange women is a deep pit : he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein . * Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him . * He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches , and he that giveth to the rich , shall surely come to want . * Bow down thine ear , and hear the words of the wise , and apply thine heart unto my knowledge . * For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips . * That thy trust may be in the LORD , I have made known to thee this day , even to thee . * Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge , * That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee ? * Rob not the poor , because he is poor : neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : * For the LORD will plead their cause , and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them . * Make no friendship with an angry man ; and with a furious man thou shalt not go : * Lest thou learn his ways , and get a snare to thy soul . * Be not thou one of them that strike hands , or of them that are sureties for debts . * If thou hast nothing to pay , why should he take away thy bed from under thee ? * Remove not the ancient landmark , which thy fathers have set . * Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men . * When thou sittest to eat with a ruler , consider diligently what is before thee : * And put a knife to thy throat , if thou be a man given to appetite . * Be not desirous of his dainties : for they are deceitful meat . * Labour not to be rich : cease from thine own wisdom . * Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not ? for riches certainly make themselves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven . * Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye , neither desire thou his dainty meats : * For as he thinketh in his heart , so is he : Eat and drink , saith he to thee ; but his heart is not with thee . * The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up , and lose thy sweet words . * Speak not in the ears of a fool : for he will despise the wisdom of thy words . * Remove not the old landmark ; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless : * For their redeemer is mighty ; he shall plead their cause with thee . * Apply thine heart unto instruction , and thine ears to the words of knowledge . * Withhold not correction from the child : for if thou beatest him with the rod , he shall not die . * Thou shalt beat him with the rod , and shalt deliver his soul from hell . * My son , if thine heart be wise , my heart shall rejoice , even mine . * Yea , my reins shall rejoice , when thy lips speak right things . * Let not thine heart envy sinners : but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long . * For surely there is an end ; and thine expectation shall not be cut off . * Hear thou , my son , and be wise , and guide thine heart in the way . * Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh : * For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags . * Hearken unto thy father that begat thee , and despise not thy mother when she is old . * Buy the truth , and sell it not ; also wisdom , and instruction , and understanding . * The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice : and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him . * Thy father and thy mother shall be glad , and she that bare thee shall rejoice . * My son , give me thine heart , and let thine eyes observe my ways . * For a whore is a deep ditch ; and a strange woman is a narrow pit . * She also lieth in wait as for a prey , and increaseth the transgressors among men . * Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling ? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? * They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine . * Look not thou upon the wine when it is red , when it giveth his colour in the cup , when it moveth itself aright . * At the last it biteth like a serpent , and stingeth like an adder . * Thine eyes shall behold strange women , and thine heart shall utter perverse things . * Yea , thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea , or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast . * They have stricken me , shalt thou say , and I was not sick ; they have beaten me , and I felt it not : when shall I awake ? I will seek it yet again . * Be not thou envious against evil men , neither desire to be with them . * For their heart studieth destruction , and their lips talk of mischief . * Through wisdom is an house builded ; and by understanding it is established : * And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches . * A wise man is strong ; yea , a man of knowledge increaseth strength . * For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war : and in multitude of counsellors there is safety . * Wisdom is too high for a fool : he openeth not his mouth in the gate . * He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person . * The thought of foolishness is sin : and the scorner is an abomination to men . * If thou faint in the day of adversity , thy strength is small . * If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death , and those that are ready to be slain ; * If thou sayest , Behold , we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ? and he that keepeth thy soul , doth not he know it ? and shall not he render to every man according to his works ? * My son , eat thou honey , because it is good ; and the honeycomb , which is sweet to thy taste : * So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul : when thou hast found it , then there shall be a reward , and thy expectation shall not be cut off . * Lay not wait , O wicked man , against the dwelling of the righteous ; spoil not his resting place : * For a just man falleth seven times , and riseth up again : but the wicked shall fall into mischief . * Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth , and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth : * Lest the LORD see it , and it displease him , and he turn away his wrath from him . * Fret not thyself because of evil men , neither be thou envious at the wicked ; * For there shall be no reward to the evil man ; the candle of the wicked shall be put out . * My son , fear thou the LORD and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change : * For their calamity shall rise suddenly ; and who knoweth the ruin of them both ? * These things also belong to the wise . It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment . * He that saith unto the wicked , Thou art righteous ; him shall the people curse , nations shall abhor him : * But to them that rebuke him shall be delight , and a good blessing shall come upon them . * Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer . * Prepare thy work without , and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine house . * Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ; and deceive not with thy lips . * Say not , I will do so to him as he hath done to me : I will render to the man according to his work . * I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; * And , lo , it was all grown over with thorns , and nettles had covered the face thereof , and the stone wall thereof was broken down . * Then I saw , and considered it well : I looked upon it , and received instruction . * Yet a little sleep , a little slumber , a little folding of the hands to sleep : * So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; and thy want as an armed man . * These are also proverbs of Solomon , which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out . * It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is to search out a matter . * The heaven for height , and the earth for depth , and the heart of kings is unsearchable . * Take away the dross from the silver , and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer . * Take away the wicked from before the king , and his throne shall be established in righteousness . * Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king , and stand not in the place of great men : * For better it is that it be said unto thee , Come up hither ; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen . * Go not forth hastily to strive , lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof , when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame . * Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself ; and discover not a secret to another : * Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame , and thine infamy turn not away . * A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver . * As an earring of gold , and an ornament of fine gold , so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear . * As the cold of snow in the time of harvest , so is a faithful messenger to them that send him : for he refresheth the soul of his masters . * Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain . * By long forbearing is a prince persuaded , and a soft tongue breaketh the bone . * Hast thou found honey ? eat so much as is sufficient for thee , lest thou be filled therewith , and vomit it . * Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour 's house ; lest he be weary of thee , and so hate thee . * A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul , and a sword , and a sharp arrow . * Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth , and a foot out of joint . * As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather , and as vinegar upon nitre , so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart . * If thine enemy be hungry , give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty , give him water to drink : * For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head , and the LORD shall reward thee . * The north wind driveth away rain : so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue . * It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop , than with a brawling woman and in a wide house . * As cold waters to a thirsty soul , so is good news from a far country . * A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain , and a corrupt spring . * It is not good to eat much honey : so for men to search their own glory is not glory . * He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down , and without walls . * As snow in summer , and as rain in harvest , so honour is not seemly for a fool .

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