Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He
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.
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.
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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
1
He
But the Lord
Names
Cross References
Ezra 7:27-28
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers,
Ezra 6:22
And
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech You,
Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said to me, “What would you request?”
Psalm 74:15
Psalm 93:4
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord
Psalm 105:25
To
Psalm 106:46
In the presence of all their captors.
Psalm 114:3
The
Psalm 114:5
O Jordan, that you turn back?
Proverbs 16:1
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:9
But
Proverbs 20:24
How then can man understand his way?
Isaiah 43:19
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even
Rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 44:27
And I will make your rivers
Daniel 4:35
But
And among the inhabitants of earth;
And
Or say to Him, ‘
Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his afflictions, and
Revelation 16:4
Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the
Revelation 16:12
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the