Proverbs 21:1
As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
Cross References
Exodus 7:3And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and he issued a proclamation through all his kingdom, and that in writing, saying,
Ezra 6:22And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with gladness, because the Lord made them glad, and he turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the house of the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 1:11Turn not away, I pray thee, O Lord, but let thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and cause him to find mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cup-bearer.
Nehemiah 2:8and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the garden which belongs to the king, that he may give me timber to cover the gates, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I shall enter. And the king gave to me, according as the good hand of God was upon me.