Proverbs 21:1-4 in English

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

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it wherever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

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

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

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

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

¹ Yahweh controls what kings do MTY like he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.

² People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our ◄motives/reasons for doing things► MTY.

³ Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than bringing sacrifices to him.

⁴ Being proud and arrogant DOU is like a lamp MTY that guides wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes ◄wicked people's whole behavior/everything that wicked people do►.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it wherever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

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

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

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

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

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

¹ The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

² Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

³ To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

⁴ A high look and a heart of pride, ***of the evil-doer is sin.

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

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

³ To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

⁴ Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

¹ As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

² Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.

⁴ Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.

¹ The Lord directs the king's decisions like a stream of water that he sends whichever way he wants.

² People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their motives.

³ Doing what's right and fair pleases the Lord more than sacrifices.

⁴ Pride and arrogance are the sins the wicked live by.

¹ The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

² Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

³ To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.

⁴ A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.

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

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

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

⁴ A haughty look, and a proud heart — the tillage of the wicked is sin.

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

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: But the Lord pondereth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

¹ Like brooks of water is a king's heart in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever it pleaseth him doth he turn it.

² Every way of a man is straight in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To exercise righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ Haughtiness of the eyes, and an immoderate heart, are the sinful field of the wicked.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king’s heart in God’s hand: He turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; But the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stouthearted in his pride; And the lamp of the wicked is sin.

¹ As streams of water, So is the heart of the king in the hand of the LORD; He turneth it whithersoever he will.

² All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.

³ To do justice and equity Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ The lofty look, the proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is ruin.

¹ The king’s heart is in Adonai ’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Adonai weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and mishpat ·justice· is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp candle of the wicked, is sin.

¹ The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.

² Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.

³ To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁴ Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

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

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

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

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

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

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

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

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

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

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

¹ As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it.

² Each way of a man seemeth rightful or right to himself; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices.

⁴ Enhancing of eyes is the alarging of the heart; the lantern of wicked men is sin.

¹ As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it. (Like out-flowings of water, (is) the king’s heart in the Lord’s hand; he shall turn it wherever he will, (or desireth).)

² Each way of a man seemeth rightful to himself; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices. (To do mercy and justice, that pleaseth the Lord more than sacrifices, or burnt offerings.)

⁴ Enhancing of eyes is the alarging of the heart; the lantern of wicked men is sin. (The raising up of the eyes, and the enlarging of the heart; such sins be the lantern of the wicked.)

¹ Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

³ To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

⁴ Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin.