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he guides it wherever he pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king’s heart is <i>like</i> channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The king’s heart is <i>like</i> channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it whichever way He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king’s heart is like channeled water in the LORD’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king's heart is like streams of water in the LORD's hand: He directs it wherever He chooses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD controls rulers, just as he determines the course of rivers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king's heart is like streams of water. Both are under the LORD's control. He turns them in any direction he chooses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A king's heart is a water stream that the LORD controls; he directs it wherever he pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The king's heart <i>is</i> in the hand of the LORD, <i>as</i> the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The king’s heart <i>is</i> in the hand of the LORD, <i>Like</i> the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/21.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the LORD's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/21.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/21.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />The king's heart <i>is</i> in the hand of the LORD <i>as</i> the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/21.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/21.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/21.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/21.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />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.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The heart of a king [is] streams of waters in the hand of YHWH, "" He inclines it wherever He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The heart of the King is like a stream of waters in the hands of God, and he turns it wherever he chooses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LIKE streams of water, so is the king's heart in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">The king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: leḇ- (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388: pal·ḡê- (N-mpc) -- A channel, canal. From palag; a rill.">is a waterway</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: yaṭ·ṭen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">He directs it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: yaḥ·pōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">He pleases.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388. peleg (peh'-leg) -- a channel, canal">Rivulets</a><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water"> of waters</a><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart"> [is] the heart</a><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king"> of a king</a><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand"> in the hand</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel"> of Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">, Wherever</a><a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire"> He pleaseth</a><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend"> He inclineth it.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428">A king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="פֶּלֶג_1 ncmpc 6388"> is like streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> of water</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a>: <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhi3ms 5186">He directs</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3msXe"> it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="חפץ_1 vqi3ms 2654"> He chooses</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">The king's</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388. peleg (peh'-leg) -- a channel, canal">is [like] channels</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">in the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">of the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">He turns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">it wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654a.htm" title="2654a">He wishes.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">The king's</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">[is] in the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388. peleg (peh'-leg) -- a channel, canal">[as] the rivers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water">of water:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">he turneth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire">it whithersoever he will.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/20-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 20:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/21-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 21:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 21:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>