KJV
KJV
1. The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
AMP
1. THE KING'S heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills.
KJVP
1. The king H4428 NMS \'s heart H3820 [ is ] in the hand H3027 B-CFS of the LORD H3068 EDS , [ as ] the rivers H6388 CMP of water H4325 OMD : he turneth H5186 it whithersoever H3605 NMS he will H2654 VQY3MS .
YLT
1. Rivulets of waters [is] the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.
ASV
1. The kings heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
WEB
1. The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
NASB
1. Like a stream is the king's heart in the hand of the LORD; wherever it pleases him, he directs it.
ESV
1. The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
RV
1. The king-s heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
RSV
1. The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
NKJV
1. The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [Like] the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
MKJV
1. The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.
AKJV
1. The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.
NRSV
1. The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
NIV
1. The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.
NIRV
1. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. He directs it like a stream of water anywhere he pleases.
NLT
1. The king's heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD; he guides it wherever he pleases.
MSG
1. Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
GNB
1. The LORD controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
NET
1. The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
ERVEN
1. To the Lord, a king's mind is like a ditch used to water the fields. He can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.