Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
In context
1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:1 in the KJV
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 21:1 in the NIV
In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.