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Proverbs 21:1-11

1 A king's heart is a water channel in the Lord's hand: He directs it wherever He chooses.

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

2 All the ways of a man seem right to him, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

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

3 Doing what is righteous and just 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 The lamp that guides the wicked- haughty eyes and an arrogant heart-is sin.

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

5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless only becomes poor.

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

6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

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

7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly.

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

8 A guilty man's conduct is crooked, but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

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

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

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

10 A wicked person desires evil; he has no consideration for his neighbor.

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

11 When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.