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Bible in Basic English
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Holman Bible
He directs it wherever He chooses.
International Standard Version
A king's heart is a water stream that the LORD controls; he directs it wherever he pleases.
A Conservative Version
The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.
American Standard Version
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Amplified
He turns it whichever way He wishes.
Darby Translation
The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Julia Smith Translation
Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it
King James 2000
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.
Modern King James verseion
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.
NET Bible
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
New Heart English Bible
The king's heart is in the LORD's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
The Emphasized Bible
Like channels of water, is the heart of a king, in the hand of Yahweh, - whithersoever he will, he turneth it.
Webster
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
World English Bible
The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
Youngs Literal Translation
Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.
Themes
God » What is in hand of the lord God
Government » Of God » Manifested in the control of men
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure. 2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Names
Cross References
Ezra 7:27-28
Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
Ezra 6:22
And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
Psalm 74:15
You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
Psalm 93:4
The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.
Psalm 105:25
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
Psalm 106:46
He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
Psalm 114:3
The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.
Psalm 114:5
What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?
Proverbs 16:1
The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:9
A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
Proverbs 20:24
A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.
Isaiah 44:27
Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:
Daniel 4:35
And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
Acts 7:10
And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
Revelation 16:4
And the third let what was in his vessel come out into the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood.
Revelation 16:12
And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.