Proverbs 21:1-2

New King James Version

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the ^[a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

²^(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
^(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

Proverbs 21:1-2

New International Version

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.^(A)

²A person may think their own ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the heart.^(B)

21 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)