Proverbs 21:1

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:33

By the way he came he will go back, and he will not get into this town, says the Lord.

Ezra 1:1

Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order that the word of the Lord given by the mouth of Jeremiah might come true, the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, was moved by the Lord, so that he made a public statement through all his kingdom, and put it in writing, saying,

Ezra 1:2

These are the words of Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 6:22

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.

Nehemiah 1:11

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.

Nehemiah 2:4

Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 2:8

And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. And the king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.

Esther 2:17

And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

Psalm 105:25

Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

Psalm 106:46

He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.

Psalm 114:3

The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.

Psalm 114:5

What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?

Psalm 74:15

You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.

Psalm 93:4

The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.

Exodus 7:3

And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and my signs and wonders will be increased in the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 16:1

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

Proverbs 16:9

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

Proverbs 20:24

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

Isaiah 43:19

See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.

Isaiah 44:27

Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:

Jeremiah 39:12

Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.

Daniel 4:35

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?

Acts 7:10

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.

Revelation 16:12

And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.

Revelation 16:4

And the third let what was in his vessel come out into the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood.