Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
4 A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *QK) and vexation
20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.
treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.
arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
28 A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.
witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *QK)
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.
horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
