Proverbs 21:10-15 in English

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹¹ When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

¹² A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

¹³ He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

¹⁴ A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹¹ When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

¹² A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

¹³ He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

¹⁴ A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked; how the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a present in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do judgment; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ Wicked people SYN are always wanting to do what is evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.

¹¹ When those who ridicule others are punished, even those who do not have good sense see that, and they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.

¹² God, the one who is completely righteous, knows what happens inside the houses of wicked people, and he will cause those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.

¹³ There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out for help; but some day they themselves will cry out for help, and no one will hear them.

¹⁴ When someone is angry with you, if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.

¹⁵ Good/Righteous people are happy when they see others do what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified when they think about what may happen to them.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹¹ When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

¹² A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

¹³ He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

¹⁴ A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is the joy of the righteous to do judgement: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

¹¹ When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

¹² The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

¹³ He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

¹⁴ By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

¹⁵ It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to their ruin.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

¹⁵ It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.

¹¹ When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

¹² The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

¹³ He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

¹⁰ Evil people love to do wrong, they don't care what pain they cause anyone.

¹¹ When a mocker is punished, an immature person can learn wisdom. When the wise are educated, they gain knowledge.

¹² The God of justice sees what happens in the homes of the wicked, and brings the wicked down in disaster.

¹³ If you refuse to hear the cries of the poor, your cries won't be heard either.

¹⁴ A gift given in secret calms down anger, and a hidden bribe soothes furious rage.

¹⁵ When justice is done, the good are happy, but it brings terror to those who do evil.

¹⁰ The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.

¹² The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

¹³ He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosome great wrath.

¹⁵ It is ioye to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil; his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the thoughtless is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked; overthrowing the wicked to their ruin.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a present in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵ To do justly is joy to the righteous, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: But God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked longeth for evil: his neighbor findeth no grace in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is taught intelligence, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous regardeth attentively the house of the wicked; but God overturneth the wicked into unhappiness.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears against the cry of the poor, he also will cry himself, but shall not be answered.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a bribe in the bosom, strong fury.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to execute justice; but it is a terror to wrong-doers.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹¹ When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: And a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

¹² A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: And despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

¹³ He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, Himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

¹⁴ A secret gift calms anger: But he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: But a holy man is abominable with evildoers.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked longeth to do evil; His neighbor findeth no compassion in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; When the wise man is taught, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man hath regard to the house of the wicked; He casteth the wicked headlong into ruin.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry aloud, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

¹⁵ To do justice shall be joy to the righteous; But destruction is for them that do iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no pity in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the upright to do mishpat ·justice·; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.

¹² The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.

¹³ The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.

¹⁴ A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.

¹⁵ When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

¹³ Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹ When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ The soul of an unpious man desireth evil; he shall not have mercy on his neighbour.

¹¹ When a man full of pestilence is punished, a little man of wit shall be wiser; and if he pursueth or follow a wise man, he shall take knowing.

¹² A just or rightwise man of the house of a wicked man thinketh, to withdraw wicked men from evil.

¹³ He that stoppeth his ear at the cry of a poor man, shall cry also, and he shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift hid quencheth chidings; and a gift in the bosom quencheth most indignation.

¹⁵ It is joy to a just or rightwise man to make doom; and it is dread to them that work wickedness.

¹⁰ The soul of an unpious man desireth evil; he shall not have mercy on his neighbour. (The soul of a wicked person desireth evil; he shall not even give mercy to his friend.)

¹¹ When a man full of pestilence is punished, a little man of wit shall be wiser (or even someone of little wit, or of low intelligence, shall be made the wiser); and if he followeth a wise man, he shall take knowing.

¹² A just man of the house of a wicked man thinketh, to withdraw wicked men from evil. (The righteous think about the wicked in their houses, but it is God who shall throw down the wicked for their evil./The just God thinketh about the house of the wicked, and he shall throw down the wicked for their evil.)

¹³ He that stoppeth his ear at the cry of a poor man, shall cry also (or shall also cry), and he shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A gift hid quencheth chidings (or A secret gift quencheth arguments); and a gift in the bosom quencheth most indignation.

¹⁵ It is joy to a just man to make doom; and it is dread to them that work wickedness. (It is a joy for the righteous to see justice done; but judgement bringeth ruin to those who work wickedness.)

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

¹¹ When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

¹² The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

¹³ Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

¹⁵ To do justice is joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.