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Proverbs 21:1-10

1 The Lord can control a king's mind as he controls a river; he can direct it as he pleases.

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

2 You may believe you are doing right, but the Lord judges your reasons.

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

3 Doing what is right and fair is more important to the Lord than sacrifices.

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

4 Proud looks, proud thoughts, and evil actions are sin.

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

5 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who act too quickly become poor.

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

6 Wealth that comes from telling lies vanishes like a mist and leads 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 destroy them, because they refuse to do what is right.

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

8 Guilty people live dishonest lives, but honest people do right.

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

9 It is better to live in a corner on the roofn than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

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

10 Evil people only want to harm others. Their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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