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1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord ;
he turns it wherever he will.
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,[#16:2; 12:15]
but the Lord weighs the heart.
3To do righteousness and justice[#15:8; 1 Sam. 15:22]
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4Haughty eyes and a proud heart,[#6:17; Ps. 101:5]
the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,[#10:4]
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue[#20:21; 10:2]
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,[#Jer. 30:23]
because they refuse to do what is just.
8The way of the guilty is crooked,[#2:15]
but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop[#25:24; 19; 19:13; 27:15]
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;[#19:25; Ps. 1:1]
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
12The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;[#Ps. 37:35, 36]
he throws the wicked down to ruin.
13Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor[#James 2:13]
will himself call out and not be answered.
14A gift in secret averts anger,[#17:8; 18:16]
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.
16One who wanders from the way of good sense
will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,[#11:8; #Isa. 43:3]
and the traitor for the upright.
19It is better to live in a desert land[#9]
than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,[#Ps. 112:3]
but a foolish man devours it.
21Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness[#15:9; Matt. 5:6; 3:3]
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
22A wise man scales the city of the mighty[#24:5; Eccles. 7:19]
and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
23Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue[#13:3]
keeps himself out of trouble.
24“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man[#1:22; Ps. 1:1]
who acts with arrogant pride.
25The desire of the sluggard kills him,[#13:4]
for his hands refuse to labor.
26All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;[#Isa. 66:3; 15:8]
how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
28A false witness will perish,[#19:5, 9]
but the word of a man who hears will endure.
29A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright gives thought to his ways.
30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel[#Isa. 8:9, 10; 1 Cor. 3:19, 20; 19:21]
can avail against the Lord .
31The horse is made ready for the day of battle,[#Ps. 20:7; 33:17; Isa. 31:1]
but the victory belongs to the Lord .