PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY
CHAPTER 21
The comments are interleaved with the text
1
The king’s heart in the Lord’s hand is like a stream of water —
he directs it wherever he pleases.
NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES TO TRUMP’S HEART OR BORIS’S
2
All a person’s ways are right in his own view,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
YES, TRUMP’S AND BORIS’S, AND MINE
3
To do what is right and just
is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifice.
YES
4
Haughty looks, a proud heart —
The work of the wicked is sin.
5
The plans of the diligent lead straight to abundance;
Hasty action heads for poverty.
YES
6
A fortune gained by a lying tongue
is the fantasy of those who seek death.
7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to act justly.
OFTEN TRUE BUT HOW MANY LIVES HAVE THEY DESTROYED?
8
A criminal’s conduct is crooked,
but the work of the pure is just.
USEFUL GUIDE TO POLITICS
9
It is better to live on a corner of the roof
than to share the house with a nagging wife.
WRITTEN ON THE ROOF
10
The wicked is set on evil;
he doesn’t pity even his neighbour.
11
When a bad-mouther is smacked, the simple become wiser;
and when the wise are instructed, they take hold of knowledge.
YES
12
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.
NO, ALAS
13
Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor,
when he cries, he will not be answered.
YES
14
A secret gift allays anger,
a bribe under the cloak the strongest fury.
15
Just action is a joy for the righteous
but a terror for evildoers.
YES, YES
16
The person who strays from the way of common sense
will come to rest in the company of the dead.
COMMON SENSE IS ON THE SIDE OF LIFE
17
Pleasure-lovers will suffer want;
he who loves wine and oil won’t get rich.
GUESS WHY AM I NOT RICH?
18
The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous,
The wrong they plan comes back on themselves.
BUT NOT OFTEN ENOUGH
19
It is better to live in the desert
than with a nagging, irritable wife.
WRITTEN IN THE DESERT BY A MAN WHO CAN’T STAND CONTRADICTION
20
In the home of the wise are fine treasures and oil,
but a fool quickly devours it.
21
He who pursues justice and kindness
finds life, prosperity and honor.
MARTIN LUTHER KING?
22
A wise man can go up into a city of warriors
and undermine its trusted fortifications.
EDUCATION MAY BE BETTER THAN ARMAMENTS
23
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
24
“Smartypants” is what you call a proud, insolent person
who acts with overweening conceit.
MY TRANSLATION
25
A lazy man’s desires are the death of him,
because his hands refuse to work.
26
The godless covets greedily all day long;
but a just person gives without reserve.
YES
27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when he brings it with vile motives.
28
A lying witness will perish
but one who listens will have the last word.
WE HOPE
29
A wicked man prepares his face,
whereas the just prepares his steps.
YES, YES
30
No wisdom, discernment or counsel
succeeds against the Lord.
DID THESE GUYS SEE SOMETHING I’M BLIND TO?
31
A horse may be prepared for the day of battle,
but victory comes from the Lord.
VIETNAM, AFGHANISTAN….
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