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1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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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 heart.
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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.
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
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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, because they refuse to do what is just.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
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