Proverbs 21:1–3
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1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
3To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Copyright 1952, 1946, 1971, 1957, 1977 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.
A person may think their own ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever he chooses.
All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs hearts.
Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
he guides it wherever he pleases.
People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart.
The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Streams of water are the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh;
wherever he will desire, he will turn.
Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes,
but Yahweh weighs hearts.
Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable
to Yahweh than sacrifice.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water:
He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes:
But the Lord pondereth the hearts.
To do justice and judgment
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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