12/24/2025
SOLOMON'S PROVERBS
WISE SAYINGS OF SOLOMON
21:1-10
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.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; 'His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.