Proverbs 21:19-29

¹⁹It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.

²⁰A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.

²¹The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.

²²A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.

²³He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

²⁴A bold and self-willed and insolent man is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.

²⁵Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.

²⁶An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.

²⁷The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.

²⁸A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.

²⁹An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.