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21:1  Just as water is turned into irrigation ditches, so the Lord directs the king’s thoughts. He turns them wherever he wants to.
21:2  We can justify our every deed, but God looks at our motives.
21:3  God is more pleased when we are just and fair than when we give him gifts.
21:4  Pride, lust, and evil actions are all sin.
21:5  Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.
21:6  Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?
21:7  Because the wicked are unfair, their violence boomerangs and destroys them.
21:8  A man is known by his actions. An evil man lives an evil life; a good man lives a godly life.
21:9  It is better to live in the corner of an attic than with a crabby woman in a lovely home.
21:10  An evil man loves to harm others; being a good neighbor is out of his line.
21:11  The wise man learns by listening; the simpleton can learn only by seeing scorners punished.
21:12  God, the Righteous One, knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked and will bring the wicked to judgment.
21:13  He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in his own time of need.
21:14  An angry man is silenced by giving him a gift!
21:15  A good man loves justice, but it is a calamity to evildoers.
21:16  The man who strays away from common sense will end up dead!
21:17  A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!
21:18  The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win.
21:19  Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining woman.
21:20  The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
21:21  The man who tries to be good, loving, and kind finds life, righteousness, and honor.
21:22  The wise man conquers the strong man and levels his defenses.
21:23  Keep your mouth closed and you’ll stay out of trouble.
21:24  Mockers are proud, haughty, and arrogant.
21:25  The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!
21:26  The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!
21:27  God loathes the gifts of evil men, especially if they are trying to bribe him!
21:28  No one believes a liar, but everyone respects the words of an honest man.
21:29  An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider.
21:30  No one, regardless of how shrewd or well-advised he is, can stand against the Lord.
21:31  Go ahead and prepare for the conflict, but victory comes from God.