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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 21 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/21-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Proverbs 21</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/20.htm" title="Proverbs 20">◄</a> Proverbs 21 <a href="../proverbs/22.htm" title="Proverbs 22">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.1" class="v20_21_1">1</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.2" class="v20_21_2">2</span>You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the <span class="nd">Lord</span> judges your motives.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.3" class="v20_21_3">3</span>Do what is right and fair; that pleases the <span class="nd">Lord</span> more than bringing him sacrifices.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.4" class="v20_21_4">4</span>Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.5" class="v20_21_5">5</span>Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.6" class="v20_21_6">6</span>The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.7" class="v20_21_7">7</span>The wicked are doomed by their own violence; they refuse to do what is right.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.8" class="v20_21_8">8</span>Guilty people walk a crooked path; the innocent do what is right.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.9" class="v20_21_9">9</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.21.9!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.10" class="v20_21_10">10</span>Wicked people are always hungry for evil; they have no mercy on anyone.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.11" class="v20_21_11">11</span>When someone who is conceited gets his punishment, even an unthinking person learns a lesson. One who is wise will learn from what he is taught.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.12" class="v20_21_12">12</span>God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.13" class="v20_21_13">13</span>If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.14" class="v20_21_14">14</span>If someone is angry with you, a gift given secretly will calm him down.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.15" class="v20_21_15">15</span>When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are brought to despair.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.16" class="v20_21_16">16</span>Death is waiting for anyone who wanders away from good sense.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.17" class="v20_21_17">17</span>Indulging in luxuries, wine, and rich food will never make you wealthy.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.18" class="v20_21_18">18</span>The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.19" class="v20_21_19">19</span>Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.20" class="v20_21_20">20</span>Wise people live in wealth and luxury, but stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.21" class="v20_21_21">21</span>Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.22" class="v20_21_22">22</span>A shrewd general can take a city defended by strong men, and destroy the walls they relied on.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.23" class="v20_21_23">23</span>If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.24" class="v20_21_24">24</span>Show me a conceited person and I will show you someone who is arrogant, proud, and inconsiderate.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.25" class="v20_21_25">25</span>Lazy people who refuse to work are only killing themselves; </span><span class="v20_21_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.26" class="v20_21_26">26</span>all they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous, however, can give, and give generously.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.27" class="v20_21_27">27</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.21.27!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The <span class="nd">Lord</span> hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_28"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.28" class="v20_21_28">28</span>The testimony of a liar is not believed, but the word of someone who thinks matters through is accepted.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_29"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.29" class="v20_21_29">29</span>Righteous people are sure of themselves; the wicked have to pretend as best they can.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_30"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.30" class="v20_21_30">30</span>Human wisdom, brilliance, insight—they are of no help if the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is against you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_21_31"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.21.31" class="v20_21_31">31</span>You can get horses ready for battle, but it is the <span class="nd">Lord</span> who gives victory.</span></p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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