Proverbs 21:1

Translations

Modern

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Traditional

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Literal

Channels of water is the heart of a king in the hand of YHWH; upon all that He wishes, He stretches it out.

Latin

Sicut divisiones aquarum, ita cor regis in manu Domini: quocumque voluerit, inclinabit illud.

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English

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Notes

Proverbs 21:1

A king was the most powerful person in an ancient nation, and it seemed he could do anything he wanted. However, God guides the king's heart.

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