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Proverbs 21:1-6
Tree of Life Version

Adonai Weighs the Heart

21 A king’s heart is like a stream of water in the hand of Adonai;
he directs it wherever He wants.[a]
2 All a man’s ways seem right in his own eyes,
but Adonai weighs the heart.
3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
the lamp of the wicked is sin.

5 Plans of the diligent surely lead to gain,
but all who are hasty come only to loss.
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:1 cf. Luke 16:15.
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