PROVERBS 21:1-10

¹The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.

³To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴An high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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

⁶The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

⁷The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.