Proverbs 21:1
[Like] channels of water, is the heart of a king, in the hand of Yahweh,—whithersoever he will, he turneth it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Every way of a man, may be right in his own eyes, but, he that testeth hearts, is Yahweh.
Cross References
Exodus 7:3But, I, will suffer Pharaoh to harden his heart,—so will I multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, to fulfil the word of Yahweh from the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, moreover also in writing, saying:
Ezra 6:22and kept the festival of unleavened cakes seven days, with joy,—for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria towards them, to strengthen their hands, in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 1:11I beseech thee O My Lord, let—I pray thee—thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto the prayer of thy servants who delight to revere thy Name, and oh prosper, I pray thee, thy servant to-day, and grant him compassion before this man. Now, I, was cup-bearer unto the king.
Nehemiah 2:8also a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the park that belongeth unto the king, that he may give me timber to build up the gates of the fortress which pertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house whereinto I shall enter. And the king gave me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
Psalms 74:15Thou, didst cleave open fountain and torrent, Thou, didst dry up rivers of steady flow: