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Chapter 21
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The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever He wishes.
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Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.
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To do righteousness and justice is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, because they refuse to act with justice.
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The way of a guilty man is crooked, but as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
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The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
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When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
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The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, turning the wicked to ruin.
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The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, but is terror to the workers of iniquity.
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A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
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It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and vexing woman.
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He who pursues righteousness and loyalty finds life, righteousness and honor.
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A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
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He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles.
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“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names, who acts with insolent pride.
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All day long he is craving, while the righteous gives and does not hold back.
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A false witness will perish, but the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
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A wicked man displays a bold face, but as for the upright, he makes his way sure.
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There is no wisdom and no understanding and no counsel against the LORD.
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The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD.