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Proverbs 21:1-10

1 The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; he directs it wherever he wants.

1 In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

2 Everyone's path is straight in their own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.

2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.

3 Acting with righteousness and justice is more valued by the LORD than sacrifice.

3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and the lamp of the wicked are all sinful.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

5 The plans of the diligent end up in profit, but those who hurry end up with loss.

5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 Those who gain treasure with lies are like a drifting fog, leading to death.

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to act with justice.

7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange, but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

9 Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house.

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

10 Wicked people desire evil; their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.