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Proverbs 21:5 (NIV)
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:1 (NIV)
In the Lord ’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
Proverbs 21:2 (NIV)
A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Proverbs 21:3 (NIV)
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:4 (NIV)
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
Proverbs 21:6 (NIV)
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Proverbs 21:7 (NIV)
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:8 (NIV)
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:9 (NIV)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:10 (NIV)
The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs 21:11 (NIV)
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
Proverbs 21:12 (NIV)
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Proverbs 21:13 (NIV)
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:14 (NIV)
A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
Proverbs 21:15 (NIV)
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:16 (NIV)
Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:17 (NIV)
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:18 (NIV)
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:19 (NIV)
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Proverbs 21:20 (NIV)
The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
Proverbs 21:21 (NIV)
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Proverbs 21:22 (NIV)
One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
Proverbs 21:23 (NIV)
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.
Proverbs 21:24 (NIV)
The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.
Proverbs 21:25 (NIV)
The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.