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Proverbs 21:1

Verse 1 of 31. The 21st of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

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

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

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

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

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

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.