Proverbs 21:1

23 translations in 9 languages

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“The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.”

ASV · English

📚 Other Translations

23 available

📖 English

ASV

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

BBE

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.

DARBY

The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

DRB

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.

JPS

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.

KJV

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

LXX Brenton

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.

WEB

The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

YLT

Rivulets of waters [is] the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

📖 French

CRAMPON

Le cœur du roi est un cours d’eau dans la main de Yahweh, il l’incline partout où il veut.

DARBY_FR

Le coeur d'un roi, dans la main de l'Éternel, est des ruisseaux d'eau; il l'incline à tout ce qui lui plaît.

LS1910

Le coeur du roi est un courant d'eau dans la main de l'Eternel; Il l'incline partout où il veut.

📖 German

LUT1545

Des Königs Herz ist in der Hand des HERRN wie Wasserbäche, und er neiget es, wohin er will.

LUT1912

Des Königs Herz ist in der Hand des HERRN wie Wasserbäche, und er neigt es wohin er will.

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

ὥσπερ ὁρμὴ ὕδατος οὕτως καρδία βασιλέως ἐν χειρὶ θεοῦ οὗ ἐὰν θέλων νεύσῃ ἐκεῖ ἔκλινεν αὐτήν

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם לֶב־מֶלֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהוָה עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַטֶּנּוּ׃ ‬

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

Il cuor del re è nella mano del Signore come ruscelli di acque; Egli lo piega a tutto ciò che gli piace

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Serce królewskie jest w ręce Paóskiej jako potoki wód; kędy chce, nakłoni je.

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

COMO ribeiros de águas assim é o coração do rei na mão do SENHOR, que o inclina a todo o seu querer.

ALM1753

Como corrente de águas é o coração do rei na mão do Senhor; ele o inclina para onde quer.

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Como los repartimientos de las aguas, así está el corazón del rey en la mano del SEÑOR; a todo lo que quiere lo inclina.

RV1909

COMO los repartimientos de las aguas, así está el corazón del rey en la mano de Jehová: A todo lo que quiere lo inclina.

RVA

COMO los repartimientos de las aguas, así está el corazón del rey en la mano de Jehová: A todo lo que quiere lo inclina.

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Available Bible Versions

Complete Bible (Old & New Testament)

🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)

Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.

🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)

The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.

🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)

Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)

Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)

Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.

🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)

Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.

🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)

Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.

🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)

Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.

🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)

Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.

🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)

German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.

🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)

Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.

🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)

Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.

Old Testament Sources

🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)

The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.

🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)

English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.

🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)

Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.

🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)

English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.

🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)

Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.

🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)

English translation of the Samaritan Torah.

🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)

Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.

🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)

English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.