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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</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 width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/21-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The King’s Heart<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>A high-minded man is stout-hearted in <i>his</i> pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><font color=blue>(OMITTED TEXT)</font><p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity <i>on</i> to the snares of death.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><i>It is</i> better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered <i>rooms</i> with unrighteousness, and in an open house.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear <i>him</i>.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><i>It is</i> the joy of the righteous to do judgement: but a holy <i>man</i> is abominable with evil-doers.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><i>It is</i> better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A bold and self-willed and insolent <i>man</i> is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>