Verš 2
Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.
Prís 16:2 - All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits.
Verš 3
To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
1Sam 15:22 - And Samuel said: “Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams.
Ž 50:8 - For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me.
Ž 50:14 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
Iz 1:11 - The 398 multitude of your sacrifices, what is that to me, says the Lord? I am full. I do not desire holocausts of rams, nor the fat of fatlings, nor the blood of calves and of lambs and of he-goats.
Iz 1:16 - Wash, become clean, take away the evil of your intentions from my eyes. Cease to act perversely.
Oz 6:6 - For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.
Verš 5
The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.
Prís 10:4 - The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.
Prís 13:4 - The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.
Verš 6
Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.
Prís 10:2 - Treasures of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
Prís 10:4 - The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.
Prís 13:11 - Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
Verš 9
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
Prís 21:19 - It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
Prís 25:24 - It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
Prís 27:15 - A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
Verš 11
When the pestilent is punished, a little one will become wiser. And if he pursues what is wise, he will receive knowledge.
Prís 19:25 - When the pestilent are scourged, the foolish will become wiser. But if you chastise the wise, he will understand discipline.
Verš 14
A surprise gift extinguishes anger. And a gift concealed in the bosom extinguishes the greatest indignation.
Prís 17:8 - The expectation of those who stand ready is a most pleasing jewel. Whichever way he turns himself, he understands prudently.
Prís 18:16 - A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
Verš 18
The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright.
Prís 11:8 - The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.
Verš 19
It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
Prís 21:9 - It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
Prís 25:24 - It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
Verš 23
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.
Prís 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
Verš 26
He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.
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Verš 27
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
Prís 15:8 - The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.
Iz 1:13 - You should no longer offer sacrifice vain. Incense is an abomination to me. The new moons and the Sabbaths and the other feast days, I will not receive. Your gatherings are iniquitous.
Jer 6:20 - For what reason are you bringing me frankincense from Sheba, and sweet smelling reeds from a far away land? Your holocausts are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”
Am 5:21 - I hate and have rejected your feasts; and I will not accept the odor from your gatherings.
Verš 28
A lying witness will perish. An obedient man shall speak of victory.
Prís 19:5 - A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will not escape.
Prís 19:9 - A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
Verš 31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the Lord bestows salvation.
Ž 33:17 - But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.
