that he channels toward all who please him.
but the Lord weighs the heart.
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a]
for they refuse to do what is right.
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
and brings the wicked to ruin.
will also cry out and not be answered.
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
but terror to evildoers.
comes to rest in the company of the dead.
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
and the unfaithful for the upright.
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
but fools gulp theirs down.
finds life, prosperity[c] and honor.
and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
keep themselves from calamity.
behaves with insolent fury.
because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
how much more so when brought with evil intent!
but a careful listener will testify successfully.
but the upright give thought to their ways.
that can succeed against the Lord.
but victory rests with the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
- Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person
- Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness