Proverbs 20:21(ESV)
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
Proverbs 20:23, ESV:
"Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good."
"Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good."
Proverbs 20:25 (NKJV)
It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
Proverbs 20:26 (NKJV)
A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.
A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:27 (KJV)
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 20:28 (KJV)
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 21:1 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.
Proverbs 21:2 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the hearts.
Proverbs 21:3 (NIV)
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:8 (ASV)
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; but as for the pure, his work is right.
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; but as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:9 (ASV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:10 (ESV) The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.