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Proverbs 21:1
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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A king's heart is a water channel in the Lord's hand: He directs it wherever He chooses.
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English Standard Version
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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King James Version
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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The Message Bible
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Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
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New American Standard Bible
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The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD ; He turns it wherever He wishes.
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New International Version
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In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
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New King James Version
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The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
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New Living Translation
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The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD ; he guides it wherever he pleases.
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New Revised Standard
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
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American Standard Version
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The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
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The Bible in Basic English
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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.
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Common English Bible
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The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; he directs it wherever he wants.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; he directs it wherever he wants.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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The king's heart in ADONAI's hand is like streams of water -he directs it wherever he pleases.
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The Darby Translation
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The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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Good News Translation
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The Lord controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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The Lord controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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The king's heart is like streams of water. Both are under the LORD's control. He turns them in any direction he chooses.
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Hebrew Names Version
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The king's heart is in the LORD's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
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The king’s heart
is
in the hand of the LORD,
as
the rivers of water, he turns it wherever he will.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will .
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Lexham English Bible
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Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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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.
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New Century Version
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The Lord can control a king's mind as he controls a river; he can direct it as he pleases.
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New International Reader's Version
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The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. He directs it like a stream of water anywhere he pleases.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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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.
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Revised Standard Version
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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Third Millennium Bible
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; as the rivers of water, He turneth it whithersoever He will.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; as the rivers of water, He turneth it whithersoever He will.
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The Latin Vulgate
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sicut divisiones aquarum ita cor regis in manu Domini quocumque voluerit inclinabit illud
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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sicut divisiones aquarum ita cor regis in manu Domini quocumque voluerit inclinabit illud
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The Webster Bible
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The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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World English Bible
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The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
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Wycliffe
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As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it. (Like out-flowings of water, is the king's heart in the Lord's hand; he shall turn it wherever he will, or desireth.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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Rivulets of waters [is] the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.
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