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21:1  A king's heart is a water stream that the LORD controls; he directs it wherever he pleases.
21:2  Every man's lifestyle is proper in his own view, but the LORD weighs the heart.
21:3  To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
21:4  A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.
21:5  Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
21:6  A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
21:7  Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.
21:8  The conduct of a guilty man is perverse, but the behavior of the pure is upright.
21:9  It's better to live in a corner on the roof than to share a house with a contentious woman.
21:10  The soul of the wicked craves evil; he extends no mercy to his neighbor.
21:11  When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
21:12  The righteous God considers the house of the wicked, bringing the wicked to ruin.
21:13  Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor will also cry himself, but he won't be answered.
21:14  Privately given gifts pacify wrath, and payments made secretly appease great anger.
21:15  Administering justice brings joy to the righteous, but terror to those who practice iniquity.
21:16  Whoever wanders from the path of understanding will end up where the dead are gathered.
21:17  Pleasure lovers become poor; loving wine and oil doesn't bring riches.
21:18  The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
21:19  It's better to live in the wilderness than to live with a contentious and irritable woman.
21:20  Precious treasures and oil are found where the wise live, but a foolish man devours them.
21:21  Whoever pursues righteousness and gracious love finds life, righteousness, and honor.
21:22  A wise man attacks the city of the mighty, bringing down the fortress in which they trust.
21:23  Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.
21:24  The names "Proud," "Arrogant," and "Mocker" fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.
21:25  What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.
21:26  All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.
21:27  What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable— how much more when he offers it with vile motives!
21:28  A false witness will perish, but whoever listens will testify successfully.
21:29  The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.
21:30  No wisdom, insight, or counsel can prevail against the LORD.
21:31  The horse may be prepared for the day of battle, but to the LORD goes the victory.