Proverbs 21:1
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The Lord can control a king’s mind as he controls a river;
he can direct it as he pleases.
Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever he chooses.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
he guides it wherever he pleases.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Streams of water are the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh;
wherever he will desire, he will turn.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water:
He turneth it whithersoever he will.
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