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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 in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
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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 Yahweh weighs the hearts.
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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 Yahweh than sacrifice.
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4Arrogance and pride—distinguishing marks in the wicked—are just plain sin.
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4A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is 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 surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes 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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6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek 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 drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
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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 devious, but the conduct of the innocent 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 dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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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 the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives 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 considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked 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 stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
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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 pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, 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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15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
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16Whoever wanders off the straight and narrowends up in a congregation of ghosts.
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16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
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17You're addicted to thrills? What an empty life!The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied.
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17He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall 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; the treacherous 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 dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious 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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20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
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21Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kindfinds life itself—glorious life!
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21He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds 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 strength of its confidence.
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23Watch your words and hold your tongue;you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
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23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
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24You know their names—Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer—intemperate hotheads, every one.
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24The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of 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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26There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
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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 a wicked mind!
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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, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
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29Unscrupulous people fake it a lot;honest people are sure of their steps.
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29A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
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30Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived,can get the better of God.
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30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
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31Do your best, prepare for the worst—then trust God to bring victory.
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31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.