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Proverbs 21:1-5

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

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 pondereth the hearts.

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

3 To do justice and judgment 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 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

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

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

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

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