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Provérbios 21 — Bíblia The Message, 2002 | Gospelmais
31 versículos · The Message, 2002
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1Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God;he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
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1The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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2We justify our actions by appearances;God examines our motives.
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2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.
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3Clean living before God and justice with our neighborsmean far more to God than religious performance.
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3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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4Arrogance and pride—distinguishing marks in the wicked—are just plain sin.
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4Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
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5Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run;hurry and scurry puts you further behind.
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5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
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6Make it to the top by lying and cheating;get paid with smoke and a promotion—to death!
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6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
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7The wicked get buried alive by their lootbecause they refuse to use it to help others.
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7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
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8Mixed motives twist life into tangles;pure motives take you straight down the road.
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8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
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9Better to live alone in a tumbledown shackthan share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
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9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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10Wicked souls love to make trouble;they feel nothing for friends and neighbors.
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10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
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11Simpletons only learn the hard way,but the wise learn by listening.
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11When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
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12A God-loyal person will see right through the wickedand undo the evil they've planned.
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12The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
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13If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor,your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
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13Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
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14A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person;a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.
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14A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
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15Good people celebrate when justice triumphs,but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.
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15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
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16Whoever wanders off the straight and narrowends up in a congregation of ghosts.
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16One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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17You're addicted to thrills? What an empty life!The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied.
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17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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18What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs;the plotter gets it in the end.
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18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
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19Better to live in a tent in the wildthan with a cross and petulant spouse.
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19It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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20Valuables are safe in a wise person's home;fools put it all out for yard sales.
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20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
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21Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kindfinds life itself—glorious life!
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21Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
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22One sage entered a whole city of armed soldiers—their trusted defenses fell to pieces!
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22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
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23Watch your words and hold your tongue;you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
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23Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
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24You know their names—Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer—intemperate hotheads, every one.
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24“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
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25Lazy people finally die of hungerbecause they won't get up and go to work.
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25The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
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26Sinners are always wanting what they don't have;the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.
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26All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
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27Religious performance by the wicked stinks;it's even worse when they use it to get ahead.
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27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
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28A lying witness is unconvincing;a person who speaks truth is respected.
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28A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
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29Unscrupulous people fake it a lot;honest people are sure of their steps.
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29A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.
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30Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived,can get the better of God.
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30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.
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31Do your best, prepare for the worst—then trust God to bring victory.
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31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.