Proverbs 21:1
The Lord directs the king's decisions like a stream of water that he sends whichever way he wants.
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2People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their motives.
Cross References
Exodus 7:3But I will give Pharaoh a stubborn attitude, and though I will perform many signs and wonders in Egypt, he won't listen to you.
Ezra 1:1In order to fulfill the Lord's prophecy given through Jeremiah, the Lord encouraged Cyrus, king of Persia, to issue a proclamation throughout his kingdom and also to put it in writing, saying,
Ezra 6:22Then they observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Everyone throughout the land was so happy because the Lord had made the king of Assyria favorable to them, helping them to rebuild the Temple of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 1:11Lord, please respond to my prayer and to the prayers of those who love to worship you. Please let me be successful today and make the king sympathetic to me.’” I was the king's cupbearer.
Nehemiah 2:8May I also have a letter for Asaph, warden of the king's forest, so he can give me timber to make beams for the gates of Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for the house I will live in.” Because my gracious God was upon me, the king gave me what I asked.
Psalms 74:15You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.