{"translation":{"id":"BSB","name":"Berean Standard Bible","website":"https://berean.bible/","licenseUrl":"https://berean.bible/","shortName":"BSB","englishName":"Berean Standard Bible","language":"eng","textDirection":"ltr","sha256":"6cc5238e442b4204b0f617cc5c932bc04f3bae4a0658e6393b0e319653ebe37f","availableFormats":["json"],"listOfBooksApiLink":"/api/BSB/books.json","completeTranslationApiLink":"/api/BSB/complete.json","simpleCompleteTranslationApiLink":"/api/BSB/complete.simple.json","numberOfBooks":66,"totalNumberOfChapters":1189,"totalNumberOfVerses":31086,"languageName":"English","languageEnglishName":"English"},"book":{"id":"PRO","translationId":"BSB","name":"Proverbs","commonName":"Proverbs","title":"Proverbs","order":20,"numberOfChapters":31,"sha256":"d944b87af27b3ebe7b1c8859689f255314f45b6d848dba1f49664b8f6baf5ac9","firstChapterNumber":1,"firstChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/1.json","firstChapterReference":{"translationId":"BSB","book":"PRO","chapter":1},"lastChapterNumber":31,"lastChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/31.json","lastChapterReference":{"translationId":"BSB","book":"PRO","chapter":31},"totalNumberOfVerses":915},"thisChapterLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/21.simple.json","thisChapterReference":{"translationId":"BSB","book":"PRO","chapter":21},"thisChapterAudioLinks":{"david":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/21/audio/david.mp3","gilbert":"https://openbible.com/audio/gilbert/BSB_20_Pro_021_G.mp3","hays":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/21/audio/hays.mp3","souer":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/21/audio/souer.mp3"},"nextChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/22.simple.json","nextChapterReference":{"translationId":"BSB","book":"PRO","chapter":22},"nextChapterAudioLinks":{"david":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/22/audio/david.mp3","gilbert":"https://openbible.com/audio/gilbert/BSB_20_Pro_022_G.mp3","hays":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/22/audio/hays.mp3","souer":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/22/audio/souer.mp3"},"previousChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/20.simple.json","previousChapterReference":{"translationId":"BSB","book":"PRO","chapter":20},"previousChapterAudioLinks":{"david":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/20/audio/david.mp3","gilbert":"https://openbible.com/audio/gilbert/BSB_20_Pro_020_G.mp3","hays":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/20/audio/hays.mp3","souer":"https://audio.bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/PRO/20/audio/souer.mp3"},"thisChapterAudioTimings":{"david":"/api/BSB/PRO/21.david.audioTimings.json","hays":"/api/BSB/PRO/21.hays.audioTimings.json","souer":"/api/BSB/PRO/21.souer.audioTimings.json"},"nextChapterAudioTimings":{"david":"/api/BSB/PRO/22.david.audioTimings.json","hays":"/api/BSB/PRO/22.hays.audioTimings.json","souer":"/api/BSB/PRO/22.souer.audioTimings.json"},"previousChapterAudioTimings":{"david":"/api/BSB/PRO/20.david.audioTimings.json","hays":"/api/BSB/PRO/20.hays.audioTimings.json","souer":"/api/BSB/PRO/20.souer.audioTimings.json"},"numberOfVerses":31,"chapter":{"number":21,"content":[{"type":"heading","text":"The King’s Heart"},{"type":"verse","number":1,"text":"The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD;\nHe directs it where He pleases.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":55,"level":1},{"start":56,"end":87,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":2,"text":"All a man’s ways seem right to him,\nbut the LORD weighs the heart.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":35,"level":1},{"start":36,"end":66,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":3,"text":"To do righteousness and justice\nis more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":31,"level":1},{"start":32,"end":77,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":4,"text":"Haughty eyes and a proud heart—\nthe guides of the wicked—are sin.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":31,"level":1},{"start":32,"end":65,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":5,"text":"The plans of the diligent bring plenty,\nas surely as haste leads to poverty.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":39,"level":1},{"start":40,"end":76,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":6,"text":"Making a fortune by a lying tongue\nis a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":34,"level":1},{"start":35,"end":73,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":7,"text":"The violence of the wicked will sweep them away\nbecause they refuse to do what is just.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":47,"level":1},{"start":48,"end":87,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":8,"text":"The way of a guilty man is crooked,\nbut the conduct of the innocent is upright.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":35,"level":1},{"start":36,"end":79,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":9,"text":"Better to live on a corner of the roof\nthan to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":38,"level":1},{"start":39,"end":85,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":10,"text":"The soul of the wicked man craves evil;\nhis neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":39,"level":1},{"start":40,"end":80,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":11,"text":"When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;\nand when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":50,"level":1},{"start":51,"end":108,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":12,"text":"The Righteous One\nconsiders the house of the wicked\nand brings the wicked to ruin.","footnotes":[{"noteId":55,"offset":17,"text":"Or The righteous one","caller":"+"}],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":17,"level":1},{"start":18,"end":51,"level":1},{"start":52,"end":82,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":13,"text":"Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,\nhe too shall cry out and receive no answer.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":46,"level":1},{"start":47,"end":90,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":14,"text":"A gift in secret soothes anger,\nand a covert bribe\npacifies great wrath.","footnotes":[{"noteId":56,"offset":50,"text":"Hebrew a bribe in the bosom","caller":"+"}],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":31,"level":1},{"start":32,"end":50,"level":2},{"start":51,"end":72,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":15,"text":"Justice executed is a joy to the righteous,\nbut a terror to the workers of iniquity.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":43,"level":1},{"start":44,"end":84,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":16,"text":"The man who strays from the path of understanding\nwill rest in the assembly of the dead.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":49,"level":1},{"start":50,"end":88,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":17,"text":"He who loves pleasure will become poor;\nthe one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":39,"level":1},{"start":40,"end":90,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":18,"text":"The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,\nand the faithless for the upright.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":45,"level":1},{"start":46,"end":80,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":19,"text":"Better to live in the desert\nthan with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":28,"level":1},{"start":29,"end":75,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":20,"text":"Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise,\nbut a foolish man consumes them.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":59,"level":1},{"start":60,"end":92,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":21,"text":"He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion\nfinds life, righteousness, and honor.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":48,"level":1},{"start":49,"end":86,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":22,"text":"A wise man scales the city of the mighty\nand pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":40,"level":1},{"start":41,"end":91,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":23,"text":"He who guards his mouth and tongue\nkeeps his soul from distress.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":34,"level":1},{"start":35,"end":64,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":24,"text":"Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—\nof him who acts with excessive pride.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":49,"level":1},{"start":50,"end":87,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":25,"text":"The craving of the slacker kills him\nbecause his hands refuse to work.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":36,"level":1},{"start":37,"end":70,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":26,"text":"All day long he covets more,\nbut the righteous give without restraint.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":28,"level":1},{"start":29,"end":70,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":27,"text":"The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—\nhow much more so when brought with ill intent!","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":42,"level":1},{"start":43,"end":89,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":28,"text":"A lying witness will perish,\nbut the man who listens to truth will speak forever.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":28,"level":1},{"start":29,"end":81,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":29,"text":"A wicked man hardens his face,\nbut the upright man makes his way sure.","footnotes":[{"noteId":57,"offset":30,"text":"Or puts up a bold front","caller":"+"}],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":30,"level":1},{"start":31,"end":70,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":30,"text":"There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel\nthat can prevail against the LORD.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":48,"level":1},{"start":49,"end":83,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":31,"text":"A horse is prepared for the day of battle,\nbut victory is of the LORD.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":42,"level":1},{"start":43,"end":70,"level":2}]}],"footnotes":[]},"fullChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/PRO/21.json"}