Proverbs 21:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
  • Prov 20:24 : 24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
  • Ezra 6:22 : 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
  • Ps 106:46 : 46 He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
  • Prov 16:1 : 1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem; 28 And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
  • Ps 105:25 : 25 Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
  • Neh 2:4 : 4 Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
  • Ps 74:15 : 15 You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
  • Ps 93:4 : 4 The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.
  • Isa 44:27 : 27 Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:2
    81%

    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 16:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • Eccl 8:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

    4 The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

  • Prov 16:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

    2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

  • Prov 19:21
    74%

    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Job 37:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

    13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.

  • Ps 33:15
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    15 He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

  • Job 23:13
    72%

    13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

  • Prov 16:33
    72%

    33 A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

    10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

  • Ps 22:28
    71%

    28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

  • Ps 21:7
    71%

    7 For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

  • Ps 135:6
    71%

    6 The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

  • Prov 17:3
    71%

    3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 20:24
    71%

    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • 2 Chr 30:12
    71%

    12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

  • Prov 25:3
    71%

    3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

  • Prov 5:21
    70%

    21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

  • Job 12:24
    70%

    24 He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.

  • 1 Chr 29:12
    70%

    12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

  • Job 12:15
    70%

    15 Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • Prov 21:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

    30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

  • Dan 2:21
    70%

    21 By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

  • Ps 107:33
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    33 He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;

  • Ps 75:7-8
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    7 But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

    8 For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.

  • Ps 33:11
    70%

    11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

  • Eccl 9:1
    70%

    1 All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

  • Prov 15:3
    70%

    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  • Prov 19:3
    69%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Jas 3:4
    69%

    4 And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

  • Prov 16:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

    15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

  • Dan 4:35
    69%

    35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

  • Jer 4:9
    69%

    9 And it will come about in that day, says the Lord, that the heart of the king will be dead in him, and the hearts of the rulers; and the priests will be overcome with fear, and the prophets with wonder.

  • Ps 21:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

  • Jer 10:23
    69%

    23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

  • Isa 32:1
    69%

    1 See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

  • Ps 37:23
    69%

    23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

  • Job 34:21
    69%

    21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

  • Ps 7:9
    68%

    9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.