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1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he 1turns it wherever he will.
2 2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD 3weighs the heart.
3 4To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 5Haughty eyes and a proud heart, 6the lampa of the wicked, are sin.
5 The plans of 7the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is 8hasty comes 9only to poverty.
6 10The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a 11fleeting 12vapor and a 13snare of death.b
7 The violence of the wicked will 14sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
8 The way of the guilty 15is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9 It is 16better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11 When 17a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Provérbios 21:1 Como corrente de águas é o coração do rei na mão do Senhor; ele o inclina para onde quer.

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

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Provérbios 21:1 O coração do rei é como um rio controlado pelo SENHOR;ele o dirige para onde quer.

Proverbs 21:1-11 ESV
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