Cross References 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. Ezra 6:22 And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, that he should help their hands in the work of the house of the Lord the God of Israel. Jeremiah 39:12 Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. as Psalm 74:15 Thou hast broken up the fountains and the torrents: thou hast dried up the Ethan rivers. Psalm 93:4 With the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high. Psalm 114:3,5 The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back. . . . Isaiah 43:19 Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth, verily you shall know them: I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 44:27 Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers. Revelation 16:4,12 And the third poured out his vial upon the rivers and the fountains of waters. And there was made blood. . . . Context The King's Heart1As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.2Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.… Lexicon The king’sמֶ֭לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king heart לֶב־ (leḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre is a waterway פַּלְגֵי־ (pal·ḡê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6388: A channel, canal in the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand of the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He directs it יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ (yaṭ·ṭen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend where עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against He pleases. יַחְפֹּ֣ץ (yaḥ·pōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire Additional Translations The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will. The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. 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. The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 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 rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires. Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it. Jump to Previous Brooks Channels Desires Direction Directs Hand Hands Heart Inclineth King's Pleases Pleaseth Pleasure Rivers Rivulets Stream Streams Turned Turneth Turns Water Watercourse Watercourses Waters Wherever Whithersoever WishesJump to Next Brooks Channels Desires Direction Directs Hand Hands Heart Inclineth King's Pleases Pleaseth Pleasure Rivers Rivulets Stream Streams Turned Turneth Turns Water Watercourse Watercourses Waters Wherever Whithersoever WishesLinks Proverbs 21:1 NIVProverbs 21:1 NLT Proverbs 21:1 ESV Proverbs 21:1 NASB Proverbs 21:1 KJV Proverbs 21:1 Bible Apps Proverbs 21:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 21:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 21:1 French Bible Proverbs 21:1 German Bible Alphabetical: a channels directs hand he heart in is it king's like LORD of pleases The turns water watercourse wherever wishes OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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