Verse Comparison: Proverbs 21:1
American Standard Version
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Amplified® Bible
THE KING'S heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills.
Darby English Version
The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
King James Version
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Revised Standard Version
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
Young's Literal Translation
Rivulets of waters `is' the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.