Proverbs 21:1-9

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1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,

Like the rivers of water;

He turns it wherever He wishes.

2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,

But the Lord weighs the hearts.

3 To do righteousness and justice

Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

4 A haughty look, a proud heart,

And the plowing of the wicked are sin.

5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,

But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue

Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them,

Because they refuse to do justice.

8 The way of a guilty man is perverse;

But as for the pure, his work is right.

9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,

Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Pr 21:1-9