1The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.
3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.
Proverbs 21
Proverbs 21:1-6