Proverbs 21:1-5

Amplified Bible

21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it whichever way He wishes.^(A)
2 
Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].^(B)
3 
To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed].^(C)
4 
Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].
⁵ 
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.