Proverbs 21:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
Proverbs 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 21:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.”
Proverbs 21:1 — World English Bible
Proverbs 21:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.”
Proverbs 21:1 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Rivulets of waters <FI>is<Fi> the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.”
Proverbs 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
Proverbs 21:1 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.”
Proverbs 21:1 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:1 in Context — Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
What Does Proverbs 21:1 Mean?
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