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
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
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He
Names
Cross References
Ezra 7:27-28
Praise be to Jehovah, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of Jehovah that is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:22
They joyfully kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days. Jehovah filled them with 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 Jehovah, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant. Of the prayers of all your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Jehovah, 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
The king asked: What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
Psalm 74:15
You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.
Psalm 93:4
Jehovah on high is mightier than the noise of many waters. Yes he is mightier than the mighty waves of the sea.
Psalm 105:25
He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants.
Psalm 106:46
He let them find compassion from all those who held them captive.
Psalm 114:3
The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River turned back.
Psalm 114:5
Red Sea, why did you run away? Jordan River, what made you turn back?
Proverbs 16:1
Preparations of the heart and the answer of the tongue, is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart determines his way. Jehovah directs his steps.
Proverbs 20:24
Jehovah directs man's steps. How can man understand his own way?
Isaiah 43:19
I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Do you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.
Isaiah 44:27
I say to the watery deep: 'Be a waste and I will dry up your rivers!'
Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'
Acts 7:10
And God delivered him out of all his afflictions. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Pharaoh made him governor over Egypt and his entire house.
Revelation 16:4
Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and fountains of waters and they became blood.
Revelation 16:12
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water was dried up so that the way might be prepared for the kings from the east.