Proverbs 21:1
In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
In context
1 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him. 2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce 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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:1 in the ESV
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.