Verse List for PROV 21:1

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OET (OET-RV) The king’s thoughts are like streams of water to Yahweh— ⇔ → he directs them to go wherever he wants.

OET-LV is_streams _of water the_heart _of a _king in_the _hand _of YHWH to all _of that he _desires he_turns _it.

ULT The heart of a king, is channels of water in the hand of Yahweh; ⇔ he steers it according to all that he desires.

UST Yahweh directs what kings think as a farmer directs streams of water ⇔  to make them go wherever he wants them to go.

BSB & MSB The king ’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; ⇔  He directs it where He pleases.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. ⇔  He turns it wherever he desires.

NET The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; ⇔ he turns it wherever he wants.

LSV The heart of a king [is] streams of waters in the hand of YHWH,
He inclines it wherever He pleases.

FBV The Lord directs the king's decisions like a stream of water that he sends whichever way he wants.

T4T Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] like he controls how streams flow; ⇔  he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.

LEB • Streams of water are the heart[fn] of a king in the hand of Yahweh;
• wherever[fn] he will desire, he will turn.

BBE The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Moff The Eternal sways the king’s heart like a water-course ⇔  he turns it as he pleases.

JPS The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.

ASV The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: ⇔ He turneth it whithersoever he will.

DRA As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

YLT Rivulets of waters [is] the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

Drby The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

RV The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
(The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever/wherever he will.)

SLT Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it.

Wbstr The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

KJB-1769 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
(The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever/wherever he will.)

KJB-1611 ¶ The kings heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the riuers of water: hee turneth it whithersoeuer he will.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The kynges heart is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the riuers of water, he maye turne it whyther soeuer he wyll.
(The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, like as are the rivers of water, he may turn it whither/where soever he will.)

Gnva The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.
(The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of waters: he turneth it whithersoever/wherever it pleaseth/pleases him.)

Cvdl The kynges hert is in the hande of the LORDE, like as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whyther so euer he wyll.
(The kings heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water: he may turn it whither/where so ever he will.)

Wycl As departyngis of watris, so the herte of the kyng is in the power of the Lord; whidur euer he wole, he schal bowe it.
(As departings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither/where ever he will, he shall bow it.)

Luth Des Königs Herz ist in der Hand des HErr’s wie Wasserbäche, und er neiget es, wohin er will.
(The kings heart is in the/of_the hand the LORD’s as/like streams, and he tends/tilts it, where he will.)

ClVg [Sicut divisiones aquarum, ita cor regis in manu Domini: quocumque voluerit, inclinabit illud.[fn]
([Like divisions of_waters, so/thus heart king in/into/on by_hand Master: wherever wanted, incline/leanbit it/this/that.)

UHB פַּלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם לֶב־מֶ֭לֶךְ בְּ⁠יַד־יְהוָ֑ה עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יַחְפֹּ֣ץ יַטֶּֽ⁠נּוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὥσπερ ὁρμὴ ὕδατος, οὕτως καρδία βασιλέως ἐν χειρὶ Θεοῦ, οὗ ἐὰν θέλων νεῦσαι ἐκεῖ ἔκλινεν αὐτήν.

BrTr 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.