Proverbs 21
Proverbs 21 emphasizes YHWH's sovereignty over kings' hearts and all events, contrasting the diligent and wise who prosper with the hasty, wicked, proud, and foolish who face ruin. Key teachings include guarding speech, pursuing righteousness and love for life and honor, rejecting false sacrifices, and recognizing that no wisdom opposes YHWH, as victory belongs to him alone.[1][2][5]
Interlinear Text
channels water heart king in the hand YHWH wherever all that he delights he directs it
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פַּלְגֵי
𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤉
palegey
channels
HNcmpc
מַ֣יִם
𐤌𐤉𐤌
mayim
Amanzi (Zulu)
water
HNcmpa
לֶב
𐤋𐤁
lev
heart
HNcmsc
מֶ֭לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
king
HNcmsa
בְּ/יַד
𐤁/𐤉𐤃
beyad
in the hand
HR/Ncbsc
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
עַֽל
𐤏𐤋
al
wherever
HR
כָּל
𐤊𐤋
kal
all
HNcmsc
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
that
HTr
יַחְפֹּ֣ץ
𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑
yachepots
he delights
HVqi3ms
יַטֶּֽ/נּוּ
𐤉𐤈/𐤍𐤅
yatenu
he directs it
HVhi3ms/Sp3ms
Every way of man is right in his own eyes but weighs the hearts YHWH
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כָּֽל
𐤊𐤋
kal
Every
HNcmsc
דֶּרֶךְ
𐤃𐤓𐤊
derekhe
way
HNcbsc
אִ֭ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
of man
HNcmsa
יָשָׁ֣ר
𐤉𐤔𐤓
yashar
is right
HAamsa
בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו
𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅
beeynayv
in his own eyes
HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms
וְ/תֹכֵ֖ן
𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤍
vetokhen
but weighs
HC/Vqrmsa
לִבּ֣וֹת
𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕
libot
the hearts
HNcfpa
יְהוָֽה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to YHWH than sacrifice
haughty eyes and broad heart lamp of wicked is sin
thoughts diligent only to-advantage and-every hasty only to-poverty
making treasures by a tongue of lying vapor driven seekers death
violence of the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do justice
crooked way of man and strange but as for the pure upright his work
better to dwell on corner housetop than a wife contentious and house shared
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ט֗וֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
better
HAamsa
לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶת
𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕
lashevet
to dwell
HR/Vqc
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
on
HR
פִּנַּת
𐤐𐤍𐤕
pinat
corner
HNcfsc
גָּ֑ג
𐤂𐤂
gag
housetop
HNcmsa
מֵ/אֵ֥שֶׁת
𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤕
meeshet
than a wife
HR/Ncfsc
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
mideyanim
contentious
HNcmpa
וּ/בֵ֥ית
𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕
uveyt
and house
HC/Ncmsc
חָֽבֶר
𐤇𐤁𐤓
chaver
shared
HNcmsa
soul of the wicked desires evil no finds favor in his eyes his neighbor
when punished the scoffer becomes wise the naive and-when instructed the wise receives knowledge
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בַּ/עְנָשׁ
𐤁/𐤏𐤍𐤔
baenash
when punished
HR/Vqc
לֵ֭ץ
𐤋𐤑
lets
the scoffer
HAamsa
יֶחְכַּם
𐤉𐤇𐤊𐤌
yechekam
becomes wise
HVqi3ms
פֶּ֑תִי
𐤐𐤕𐤉
peti
the naive
HNcmsa
וּ/בְ/הַשְׂכִּ֥יל
𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋
uvehasekil
and-when instructed
HC/R/Vhc
לְ֝/חָכָ֗ם
𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌
lechakham
the wise
HR/Aamsa
יִקַּח
𐤉𐤒𐤇
yiqach
receives
HVqi3ms
דָּֽעַת
𐤃𐤏𐤕
daat
knowledge
HNcfsa
considers righteous one the house of the wicked overthrows the wicked to evil
shuts his ears to the cry of the poor also he will cry and not be answered
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אֹטֵ֣ם
𐤀𐤈𐤌
otem
shuts
HVqrmsa
אָ֭זְנ/וֹ
𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤅
azeno
his ears
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
מִ/זַּעֲקַת
𐤌/𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤕
mizaaqat
to the cry
HR/Ncfsc
דָּ֑ל
𐤃𐤋
dal
of the poor
HAamsa
גַּֽם
𐤂𐤌
gam
also
HTa
ה֥וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu
he
HPp3ms
יִ֝קְרָ֗א
𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀
yiqera
will cry
HVqi3ms
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
HC/Tn
יֵעָנֶֽה
𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄
yeaneh
be answered
HVNi3ms
gift in secret subdues anger and bribe in the bosom wrath strong
joy to-the-righteous to-do justice and-terror to-workers-of iniquity
man who wanders from the way of understanding in the assembly of the dead will rest
man of lack loves pleasure loves wine and oil not he will become rich
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אִ֣ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
man
HNcmsc
מַ֭חְסוֹר
𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤓
machesor
of lack
HNcmsa
אֹהֵ֣ב
𐤀𐤄𐤁
ohev
loves
HVqrmsa
שִׂמְחָ֑ה
𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄
simechah
pleasure
HNcfsa
אֹהֵ֥ב
𐤀𐤄𐤁
ohev-2
loves
HVqrmsa
יַֽיִן
𐤉𐤉𐤍
yayin
wine
HNcmsa
וָ֝/שֶׁ֗מֶן
𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍
vashemen
and oil
HC/Ncmsa
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
HTn
יַעֲשִֽׁיר
𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓
yaashir
he will become rich
HVhi3ms
ransom for the righteous wicked and in place of the upright treacherous
better to dwell in a land wilderness than with a wife contentious quarrelsome and vexing
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ט֗וֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
better
HAamsa
שֶׁ֥בֶת
𐤔𐤁𐤕
shevet
to dwell
HVqc
בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ
𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑
beerets
in a land
HR/Ncbsc
מִדְבָּ֑ר
𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
midebar
wilderness
HNcmsa
מֵ/אֵ֖שֶׁת
𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤕
meeshet
than with a wife
HR/Ncfsc
מדונים
𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌
mdvnym
contentious
HNcmpa
מִדְיָנִ֣ים
𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
mideyanim
quarrelsome
HNcmpa
וָ/כָֽעַס
𐤅/𐤊𐤏𐤎
vakhaas
and vexing
HC/Ncmsa
treasure precious and oil in the dwelling of the wise but a fool man swallows it up
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אוֹצָ֤ר
𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓
otsar
treasure
HNcmsa
נֶחְמָ֣ד
𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤃
nechemad
precious
HVNrmsa
וָ֭/שֶׁמֶן
𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍
vashemen
and oil
HC/Ncmsa
בִּ/נְוֵ֣ה
𐤁/𐤍𐤅𐤄
bineveh
in the dwelling
HR/Ncbsc
חָכָ֑ם
𐤇𐤊𐤌
chakham
of the wise
HAamsa
וּ/כְסִ֖יל
𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋
ukhesil
but a fool
HC/Aamsa
אָדָ֣ם
𐤀𐤃𐤌
adam
man
HNcmsa
יְבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּ
𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤍𐤅
yevaleenu
swallows it up
HVpi3ms/Sp3ms
pursues righteousness and loyalty finds life righteousness and honor
city of-the-mighty scales wise-man and-brings-down strength of-its-confidence
guards his mouth and his tongue guards from troubles his soul
Proud Haughty Scoffer is his name who acts in outburst-of pride
desire sluggard kills-him for refuse his hands to work
all the day he craves greedily but the righteous gives and not holds back
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כָּל
𐤊𐤋
kal
all
HNcmsc
הַ֭/יּוֹם
𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌
hayom
the day
HTd/Ncmsa
הִתְאַוָּ֣ה
𐤄𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄
hiteavah
he craves
HVtp3ms
תַאֲוָ֑ה
𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄
taavah
greedily
HNcfsa
וְ/צַדִּ֥יק
𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
vetsadiq
but the righteous
HC/Aamsa
יִ֝תֵּ֗ן
𐤉𐤕𐤍
yiten
gives
HVqi3ms
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
HC/Tn
יַחְשֹֽׂךְ
𐤉𐤇𐤔𐤊
yachesokhe
holds back
HVqi3ms
sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination how much more when with evil intent he brings it
witness of lies will perish but a man who hears forever will speak
hardens man wicked his face but the upright he makes sure considers his ways his way
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הֵעֵ֬ז
𐤄𐤏𐤆
heez
hardens
HVhp3ms
אִ֣ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
man
HNcmsa
רָשָׁ֣ע
𐤓𐤔𐤏
rasha
wicked
HAamsa
בְּ/פָנָ֑י/ו
𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅
befanayv
his face
HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms
וְ֝/יָשָׁ֗ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓
veyashar
but the upright
HC/Aamsa
ה֤וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu
he
HPp3ms
יכין
𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤍
ykhyn
makes sure
HVhi3ms
יָבִ֬ין
𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍
yavin
considers
HVqi3ms
דרכי/ו
𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅
drkhyv
his ways
HNcbpc/Sp3ms
דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ
𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅
dareko
his way
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
there is no wisdom and no understanding and no counsel against YHWH
horse is prepared for the day of battle but to YHWH the victory