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On Life and Conduct
The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD;He aturns it wherever He wishes.2 aEvery man’s way is right in his own eyes,But the LORD bweighs the hearts.3 To do arighteousness and justiceIs desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,The alamp of the wicked, is sin.5 The plans of the adiligent lead surely to advantage,But everyone bwho is hasty comes surely to poverty.6 The aacquisition of treasures by a lying tongueIs a fleeting vapor, the 1pursuit of bdeath.7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,Because they arefuse to act with justice.8 The way of a guilty man is acrooked,But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.9 It is better to live in a corner of a roofThan 1in a house shared with a contentious woman.10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;His aneighbor finds no favor in his eyes.11 When the ascoffer is punished, the 1naive becomes wise;But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,Turning the awicked to ruin.13 He who ashuts his ear to the cry of the poorWill also cry himself and not be banswered.14 A agift in secret subdues anger,And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,But is aterror to the workers of iniquity.16 A man who wanders from the way of understandingWill arest in the assembly of the 1dead.17 He who aloves pleasure will become a poor man;He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.18 The wicked is a aransom for the righteous,And the btreacherous is in the place of the upright.19 aIt is better to live in a desert landThan with a contentious and vexing woman.20 There is precious atreasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,But a foolish man bswallows it up.21 He who apursues righteousness and loyaltyFinds life, righteousness and honor.22 A awise man scales the city of the mightyAnd brings down the 1stronghold in which they trust.23 He who aguards his mouth and his tongue,Guards his soul from troubles.24 “Proud,” “Haughty,” “aScoffer,” are his names,Who acts with binsolent pride.25 The adesire of the sluggard puts him to death,For his hands refuse to work;26 All day long he 1is craving,While the righteous agives and does not hold back.27 The asacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,How much more when he brings it with evil intent!28 A afalse witness will perish,But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.29 A wicked man 1adisplays a bold face,But as for the bupright, he makes his way sure.30 There is ano wisdom and no understandingAnd no counsel against the LORD.31 The ahorse is prepared for the day of battle,But bvictory belongs to the LORD.
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On Life and Conduct
The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD;He aturns it wherever He pleases.2 aEvery person’s way is right in his own eyes,But the LORD bexamines the hearts.3 To do arighteousness and justiceIs preferred by the LORD more than sacrifice.4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,The alamp of the wicked, is sin.5 The plans of the adiligent certainly lead to advantage,But everyone bwho is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.6 The aacquisition of treasures by a lying tongueIs a fleeting vapor, the 1pursuit of bdeath.7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,Because they arefuse to act with justice.8 The way of a guilty person is acrooked,But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.9 It is better to live on a corner of a roofThan 1in a house shared with a contentious woman.10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;His aneighbor is shown no compassion in his eyes.11 When the ascoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.12 The 1righteous one considers the house of the wicked,Bringing the awicked to ruin.13 One who ashuts his ear to the outcry of the poorWill also call out himself, and not be banswered.14 A agift in secret subdues anger,And a bribe 1in an inside pocket, strong wrath.15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,But aterror to those who practice injustice.16 A person who wanders from the way of understandingWill arest in the assembly of the 1dead.17 One who aloves pleasure will become a poor person;One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.18 The wicked is a aransom for the righteous,And the btreacherous is in the place of the upright.19 aIt is better to live in a desert landThan with a contentious and irritating woman.20 There is precious atreasure and oil in the home of the wise,But a foolish person bswallows it up.21 One who apursues righteousness and loyaltyFinds life, righteousness, and honor.22 A awise person scales the city of the mightyAnd brings down the 1stronghold in which they trust.23 One who aguards his mouth and his tongue,Guards his soul from troubles.24 “Proud,” “Arrogant,” “aScoffer,” are his names,One who acts with binsolent pride.25 The adesire of the 1lazy one puts him to death,For his hands refuse to work;26 All day long he 1is craving,While the righteous agives and does not hold back.27 The asacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,How much more when he brings it with evil intent!28 A afalse witness will perish,But a person who listens will speak forever.29 A wicked person 1adisplays a bold face,But as for the bupright, he makes his way sure.30 There is ano wisdom, no understanding,And no 1plan against the LORD.31 The ahorse is prepared for the day of battle,But the bvictory belongs to the LORD.
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On Life and Conduct
The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD;He aturns it whichever way He wishes. Ex 10:1, 2; Ezra 6:222 aEvery man’s way is right in his own eyes,But the LORD bweighs and examines the hearts of people and their motives. Prov 24:12; Luke 16:153 To do arighteousness and justiceIs more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice for wrongs repeatedly committed. 1+@Sam 15:22; Prov 15:8; Is 1:11; Hos 6:6; Mic 6:7, 84 Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,The alamp of the wicked their self-centered pride, is sin in the eyes of God.5 The plans of the adiligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,But everyone bwho acts in haste comes surely to poverty.6 aAcquiring treasures by a lying tongueIs a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of bdeath.7 The violence of the wicked will return to them and drag them away like fish caught in a net,Because they arefuse to act with justice.8 The way of the guilty is exceedingly acrooked,But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop on the flat roof, exposed to the weatherThan in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.10 The soul of the wicked desires evil like an addictive substance;His aneighbor finds no compassion in his eyes. James 2:1611 When the ascoffer is punished, the naive observes the lesson and becomes wise;But when the wise and teachable person is instructed, he receives knowledge. Prov 19:2512 The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—How the awicked are cast down to ruin.13 Whoever ashuts his ears at the cry of the poorWill cry out himself and not be banswered. Matt 18:30-34; James 2:1314 A agift in secret subdues anger,And a bribe hidden in the pocket, strong wrath.15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God) ,But ato the evildoers it is disaster.16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)Will aremain in the assembly of the dead.17 He who aloves only selfish pleasure will become a poor man;He who loves and is devoted to 1wine and olive oil will not become rich.18 The wicked become a aransom for the righteous,And the btreacherous in the place of the upright for they fall into their own traps.19 aIt is better to dwell in a desert landThan with a contentious and troublesome woman.20 There is precious atreasure and oil in the house of the wise who prepare for the future,But a short-sighted and foolish man bswallows it up and wastes it.21 He who earnestly aseeks righteousness and loyaltyFinds life, righteousness, and honor. Prov 15:9; Matt 5:622 A awise man scales the city walls of the mightyAnd brings down the stronghold in which they trust.23 He who aguards his mouth and his tongueGuards himself from troubles. Prov 12:13; 13:3; 18:21; James 3:224 “Proud,” “Haughty,” “aScoffer,” are his namesWho acts with boverbearing and insolent pride.25 The adesire of the lazy kills him,For his hands refuse to labor;26 He craves all the day long and does no work,But the righteous willingly agives and does not withhold what he has. 2+@Cor 9:6-1027 The asacrifice of the wicked is detestable and offensive to the LORD.How much more unacceptable and insulting can it be when he brings it with evil intention?28 A afalse witness will perish,But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.29 A wicked man aputs on a bold face,But as for the bupright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way with the confidence of integrity.30 There is ano human wisdom or understandingOr counsel that can prevail against the LORD.31 The ahorse is prepared for the day of battle,But deliverance and bvictory belong to the LORD.