A moment in scripture
Proverbs 21:1
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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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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
- Proverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.