Proverbs 21:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
מַיִם
water
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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לֵב
the heart of
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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חָפֵץ
he desires
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חָפֵץ
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
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פֶּלֶג
is streams of
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פֶּלֶג
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
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