King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — 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.
2
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
3
To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.