Parallel Verses

NET Bible

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

New American Standard Bible

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

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

A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand:
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

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

is in the hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

of the Lord

Usage: 0

as the rivers
פּלג 
Peleg 
Usage: 10

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants. 2 All of a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

Cross References

Ezra 7:27-28

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!

Ezra 6:22

They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 1:11

Please, O Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man." Now I was cupbearer for the king.

Nehemiah 2:4

The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

Psalm 74:15

You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

Psalm 93:4

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

Psalm 105:25

He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.

Psalm 106:46

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

Psalm 114:3

The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.

Psalm 114:5

Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

Proverbs 16:1

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:9

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 20:24

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way?

Isaiah 43:19

"Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.

Isaiah 44:27

who says to the deep sea, 'Be dry! I will dry up your sea currents,'

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Revelation 16:4

Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Revelation 16:12

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

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