Proverbs 21
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
1Manghai kah a lungbuei tah sokca tui bangla BOEIPA kut dongah om tih, a ngaih bangla boeih a hoihaeng.
2All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
2Longpuei boeih he hlang loh amah mikhmuh nen tah a thuem sak. Tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a khiing a lang.
3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
3Duengnah neh tiktamnah saii ham te BOEIPA loh hmueih lakah a ngaih.
4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
4Mik dongkah buhuengpomnah neh lungbuei a mungkung he halang rhoek kah tholhnah hmaithoi ni.
5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
5Bi haam kah kopoek tah kumkonah la om yoeyah tih, aka cukhat boeih khaw tloelnah la om yoeyah.
6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
6A hong ol lamkah bisai neh thakvoh tah ahonghi la huu tih, dueknah ni kang a toem coeng.
7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
7Halang loh a tiktam la saii ham a aal dongah, amamih kah a rhoelrhanah loh amamih a hmuh bitni.
8The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
8A ko aka boi hlang kah longpuei tah kawn dae, aka cil tah a bisai a thuem pah.
9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
9Hohmuhnah la aka om yuu neh hoilh aka khueh kah im lakah tah, imphu bangkil ah khosak te then ngai.
10The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
10Halang kah a hinglu long tah boethae a ngaidam tih, a mikhmuh kah a hui te khaw rhen pawh.
11When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
11Hmuiyoi loh lai a sah vaengah hlangyoe khaw cueih tih, a cueih hamla a cangbam vaengah mingnah khaw a dang.
12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
12Hlang dueng long tah halang imkhui khaw a cangbam mai dae, halang rhoek long tah a thae la a paimaelh.
13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
13Tattloel kah a doek te a hna aka buem thil tah, amah a pang van vaengah doo uh mahpawh.
14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
14A huephael kah kutdoe loh thintoek, a rhang dongkah kapbaih loh kosi aka tlung te a daeh sak.
15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
15Hlang dueng hamtah tah a tiktamnah a saii te kohoenah la om tih, boethae aka saii rhoek ham tah porhaknah la om.
16The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
16Hlang aka cangbam kah longpuei lamloh kho aka hmang hlang tah, sairhai kah hlangping lakli ah duem.
17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
17Kohoenah aka lungnah aih khaw hlang kah a tloelnah la poeh tih, misurtui neh situi aka lungnah khaw boei mahpawh.
18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
18Halang te hlang dueng ham, hnukpoh te aka thuem ham tlansum la om.
19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
19Hohmuhnah, konoinah neh yuu taengah olpungkacan la om lakah tah, khosoek khohmuen ah khosak he then ngai.
20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
20Hlang cueih tolkhoeng kah thakvoh neh situi tah a naikap dae, hlang ang long tah te te a yoop.
21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
21Duengnah neh sitlohnah aka hloem long tah, duengnah neh thangpomnah dongkah hingnah te a dang ni.
22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
22Hlangrhalh rhoek kah khopuei te hlang cueih pakhat long ni a paan tih, a sarhi la a pangtungnah uh khaw a phil pah.
23He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
23A ol a ka aka tuem long tah, a hinglu te citcai khui lamkah a hoep a tlang.
24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
24Thinlen, moemlal, a ming ah hmuiyoi long tah, thinpom althanah neh a saii.
25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
25A kut loh a saii ham a aal dongah kolhnaw kah hoehhamnah loh amah a duek sak ni.
26All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
26Hnin takuem ah hoehhamnah te a ngaidam dae, aka dueng long tah a paek phoeiah khaw a hnaih moneih.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
27Halang kah hmueih he tueilaehkoi ti bal vaengah, khonuen rhamtat la a khuen bal pueng.
28A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
28Laithae kah laipai tah paltham vetih, aka hnatun hlang long ni a thui yoeyah eh.
29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
29Halang loh a mikhmuh dawk neh hlang a tanglue sak. Tedae aka thuem long tah a long, long ah a rhuep tih a yakming.
30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
30BOEIPA aka tlai thil thai cueihnah khaw om pawh, lungcuei khaw om pawh, cilsuep khaw om thai pawh.
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
31Marhang khaw caemtloek hnin kah ham a tawn coeng dae, BOEIPA daengah ni loeihnah a dang.
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