Prov.21.5-Prov.21.16
Prov.21.5
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Prov.21.5
Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.
Prov.21.5
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Prov.21.5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Prov.21.5
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Prov.21.6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Prov.21.6
Make it to the top by lying and cheating; get paid with smoke and a promotion--to death!
Prov.21.6
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Prov.21.6
Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
Prov.21.6
Wealth created by lying is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
Prov.21.7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Prov.21.7
The wicked get buried alive by their loot because they refuse to use it to help others.
Prov.21.7
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Prov.21.7
The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice.
Prov.21.7
Because the wicked refuse to do what is just, their violence boomerangs and destroys them.
Prov.21.8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov.21.8
Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road.
Prov.21.8
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Prov.21.8
The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov.21.8
The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.
Prov.21.9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Prov.21.9
Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
Prov.21.9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Prov.21.9
Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Prov.21.9
It is better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a contentious wife in a lovely home.
Prov.21.10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Prov.21.10
Wicked souls love to make trouble; they feel nothing for friends and neighbors.
Prov.21.10
The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.
Prov.21.10
The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
Prov.21.10
Evil people love to harm others; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Prov.21.11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Prov.21.11
Simpletons only learn the hard way, but the wise learn by listening.
Prov.21.11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
Prov.21.11
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Prov.21.11
A simpleton can learn only by seeing mockers punished; a wise person learns from instruction.
Prov.21.12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Prov.21.12
A God-loyal person will see right through the wicked and undo the evil they've planned.
Prov.21.12
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Prov.21.12
The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.
Prov.21.12
The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring the wicked to disaster.
Prov.21.13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Prov.21.13
If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
Prov.21.13
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
Prov.21.13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard.
Prov.21.13
Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.
Prov.21.14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Prov.21.14
A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person; a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.
Prov.21.14
A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
Prov.21.14
A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
Prov.21.14
A secret gift calms anger; a secret bribe pacifies fury.
Prov.21.15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Prov.21.15
Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.
Prov.21.15
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Prov.21.15
It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Prov.21.15
Justice is a joy to the godly, but it causes dismay among evildoers.
Prov.21.16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Prov.21.16
Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow ends up in a congregation of ghosts.
Prov.21.16
A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.
Prov.21.16
A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Prov.21.16
The person who strays from common sense will end up in the company of the dead.
