Veritable King James Version
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; whoever is led astray by them lacks wisdom.
2A king’s wrath is like a lion’s roar; those who provoke him sin against their own lives.
3It is honorable for one to cease from strife, but every fool persists in quarrels.
4The sluggard does not plow in autumn; at harvest time, he seeks but finds nothing.
5The plans in a person’s heart are deep waters, but one with insight draws them out.
6Many claim steadfast love, but who can find a faithful person?
7The righteous walk in integrity; blessed are their children after them.
8A king on his throne of judgment scatters all evil with his eyes.
9Who can say, “I have purified my heart; I am clean from my sin”?
10Differing weights and measures—the Lord abhors them both.
11Even a child is known by their deeds, whether their work is pure and upright.
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord has made them both.
13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and be filled with bread.
14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but leaving, he boasts of his gain.
15Gold and abundant jewels exist, but wise speech is a rare treasure.
16Take the garment of one who pledges for a stranger; hold it as a pledge for an outsider.
17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet, but later the mouth is filled with gravel.
18Plans succeed through counsel; with wise guidance, wage war.
19A gossip betrays trust; do not associate with one whose lips are loose.
20Whoever curses their father or mother—their lamp will be snuffed out in deep darkness.
21Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but one who gathers gradually will increase.
22Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.
23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord; a false scale is not good.
24A person’s steps are from the Lord; how then can anyone understand their way?
25It is a snare to rashly vow something holy and only later consider the consequences.
26A wise king scatters the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
27The spirit of a person is the Lord’s lamp, searching all the innermost parts.
28Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve a king; his throne is upheld by righteousness.
29The glory of the young is their strength, but the splendor of the old is their gray hair.
30Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes reach the innermost parts. Proverbs 21 The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 21 – VKJV
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