Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will.
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.
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
1 The king's heart is in the hand of LORD as the watercourses. He turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the hearts.
Names
Cross References
Ezra 7:27-28
Blessed be LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of LORD which is in Jerusalem,
Ezra 6:22
and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy. For LORD had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 1:11
O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name, and, I pray thee, prosper thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight
Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said to me, For what do thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Psalm 74:15
Thou split fountain and flood. Thou dried up mighty rivers.
Psalm 93:4
Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, LORD on high is mighty.
Psalm 105:25
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
Psalm 106:46
He also made them to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
Psalm 114:3
The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
Psalm 114:5
What ails thee, O thou sea, that thou flee? Thou Jordan, that thou turn back?
Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from LORD.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart devises his way, but LORD directs his steps.
Proverbs 20:24
A man's goings are of LORD, how then can man understand his way?
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth. Shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 44:27
who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers,
Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are thou doing?
Acts 7:10
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and his entire house.
Revelation 16:4
And the third agent poured out his bowl into the rivers and into the springs of the waters, and they became blood.
Revelation 16:12
And the sixth agent poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and the water of it was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the sun-rising might be prepared.