Proverbs 21:1

New English Translation

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:33

He will go back the way he came. He will not enter this city,” says the Lord.

Ezra 1:1

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord’s message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:

Ezra 1:2

“Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 6:22

They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 1:11

Please, O Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man.” Now I was cupbearer for the king.

Nehemiah 2:4

The king responded, “What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

Nehemiah 2:8

and a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king’s nature preserve, so that he will give me timber for beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the temple and for the city wall and for the house to which I go.” So the king granted me these requests, for the good hand of my God was on me.

Esther 2:17

And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she met with his loving approval more than all the other young women. So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen in place of Vashti.

Psalm 105:25

He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.

Psalm 106:46

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

Psalm 114:3

The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.

Psalm 114:5

Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

Psalm 74:15

You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

Psalm 93:4

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

Exodus 7:3

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and although I will multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt,

Proverbs 16:1

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:9

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 20:24

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord – so how can anyone understand his own way?

Isaiah 43:19

“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.

Isaiah 44:27

who says to the deep sea, ‘Be dry! I will dry up your sea currents,’

Jeremiah 39:12

“Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, ‘What have you done?’

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Revelation 16:12

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

Revelation 16:4

Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.