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Proverbs 21:1-10

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

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

2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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

3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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

4 A haughty look, a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin.

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

5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

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

6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek 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 justice.

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

8 The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.

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

9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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

10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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