Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Proverbs 21:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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 Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. ”
“The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.”
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
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.
Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.
To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.