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Proverbs 21:1-6

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.