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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 Smith's Literal 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="../">SLT</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">Smith's Literal 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<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../psalms/21.htm">Psalm 21:1–13</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Every way of a man right in his eyes: and Jehovah will prepare hearts.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>To do justice and judgment was chosen by Jehovah above gold.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Lifting up the eyes and enlarging the heart, the light of the unjust is sin.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The purposes of the active only to abundance; and every one hastening only to want.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The making treasures by the tongue of falsehood is vanity scattered from those seeking death.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The violence of the unjust shall sweep them away, for they refuse to do judgment.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The way of man is crooked and strange: and the pure his work is right.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Good to dwell upon the corner of the roof rather than with a woman of strifes and a house of community.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The soul of the unjust one desired evil: his neighbor shall not be compassionated in his eyes.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In punishing him mocking, the simple shall become wise: and in instruction to the wise one he will take knowledge.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The just one being circumspect for the house of the unjust one: overthrowing the unjust for evil.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He stopping his ear from the cry of the poor one also himself shall call and shall not be answered.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Giving in secret will subdue anger: and a gift in the bosom, strong wrath.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Joy to the just one to do judgment: and destruction to those working iniquity.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A man wandering from the way of understanding shall rest in the convocation of the shades.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A man of poverty loving joy: he loving wine and oil shall not be rich.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The unjust one a ransom for the just one, and he transgressing, instead of the upright.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Good to dwell in the land of the desert rather than with a woman of contentions and anger.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A treasure desired, and oil in the house of the wise one; and the foolish man will swallow it down.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He pursuing justice and mercy shall find life, justice and honor.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The wise one ascended the city of the strong, and he will bring down the strength of its confidence.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Proud, arrogant, mocking, is his name doing in the wrath of pride.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The sacrifice of the unjust is an abomination, for also he will bring it in mischief.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A witness of lies shall perish: and a man hearing, shall speak clearly.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>An unjust man strengthened with his face: and the upright he will prepare his ways.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The horse is prepared for the day of war and salvation is to Jehovah.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; 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