Proverbs 21:1
As a rush of water, so is the king’s heart in God’s hand: 1 He turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2Every man seems to himself righteous; 1 But the Lord directs the hearts. 1
Cross References
Exodus 7:3And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, 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 Jeremiah 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.