12/15/2023 0 Comments Proverbs 21 1God's Word SHALL do what He sends it to accomplish. It is the Word of God that is final authority in the earth. All Sufficient God!īe encouraged on today for the Lord God is still at the steering wheel of every one of our lives. He is bigger than any and everything! He is supreme in authority, power and might. Remember Pharaoh? The bible declares that the Lord harden his heart against God's People Israel and it was the Lord that freed them out of Egyptian bondage too. He allows whatever He wants to happen for His purpose.įearful about the future of our nation? Fear not! Only believe and trust God. God turns the world around daily, He directs all the world affairs as He pleases. The heart of every king, good or evil, every man, woman, boy or girl is fully known by God. Proverbs 21:1 All a person's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs. Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 19:21 Counsel in a person's heart is deep water but a person of. It is God who directs the flow of man’s heart wherever He pleases. In this text, the heart of the king is described as a water stream that the Lord our God controls. + 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, + But salvation belongs to Jehovah.Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water He turns it to any place He will. * + 30 There is no wisdom, nor discernment, nor counsel in opposition to Jehovah. * 29 The wicked man puts on a bold face, + But it is the upright one whose course is sure. + How much more when he offers it with evil intent! * 28 A lying witness will perish, + But the man who listens will testify with success. + 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable. + 26 All day long he greedily craves, But the righteous one gives, holding nothing back. + 25 What the lazy man craves will put him to death, For his hands refuse to work. + 24 A presumptuous, arrogant braggart is what you call The man who acts with reckless presumptuousness. + 23 The one guarding his mouth and his tongue Keeps himself * out of trouble. + 22 A wise man can scale * the city of the mighty And undermine the strength in which they trust. + 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and loyal love Will find life, righteousness, and glory. + 20 Precious treasure and oil are found in the house of the wise, + But the stupid man will squander * what he has. + 19 Better to dwell in the wilderness Than with a quarrelsome * and irritable wife. God is ultimately in control of everything: even the king’s heart The king’s heart. 18 The wicked one is a ransom for the righteous one, And the treacherous one will be taken in place of the upright. This proverb makes one main point: God is absolutely sovereign. + 17 The one who loves having a good time * will come to poverty + The one who loves wine and oil will not grow rich. 16 The man who strays from the way of insight Will rest in the company of those powerless in death. 15 It is a joy for the righteous one to act with justice, + But it is something terrible to those who practice evil. + 14 A secret gift subdues anger, + And a hidden bribe, * fierce rage. + 13 Whoever stops up his ear to the cry of the lowly one Will himself call and not be answered. * + 12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked one He overthrows the wicked to their ruin. is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. that he channels toward all who please him. 21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water. + 11 When a ridiculer is punished, the inexperienced become wiser, And when a wise person receives insight, he gains knowledge. Proverbs 21:1-3New International Version. + 10 The wicked man * craves what is bad + He shows no favor toward his neighbor. + 9 Better to dwell on a corner of the roof Than in the same house with a quarrelsome * wife. 8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, But the activity of the pure man is upright. * + 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, + For they refuse to act with justice. + 6 Gaining treasures by a lying tongue Is like a vanishing mist, a deadly snare. + 5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to success, * + But all who are hasty surely head for poverty. + 4 Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart -The lamp that guides the wicked is sin. * + 3 To do what is right and just Is more pleasing to Jehovah than a sacrifice. + 2 All of a man’s ways seem right to him, + But Jehovah examines the hearts. 21 A king’s heart is like streams of water in Jehovah’s hand.
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