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Proverbs 21:1

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

The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.

New International Version

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills