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Proverbs 21:1
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The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly.
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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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Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
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Verse Text
The king'sH4428 heartH3820 is in the handH3027 of the LORDH3068, as the riversH6388 of waterH4325: he turnethH5186 it whithersoever he willH2654.
פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם לֶב־מֶלֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהוָה עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַטֶּנּוּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
פַּלְגֵי |
pal.gei- | H6388 | HNcmpc | (is) streams of |
מַ֣יִם |
Ma.yim | H4325 | HNcmpa | water |
לֶב |
lev- | H3820 | HNcmsc | (the) heart of |
מֶ֭לֶךְ |
Me.lekh | H4428 | HNcmsa | a king |
בְּ/יַד |
be./yad- | H3027 | HR/Ncbsc | in/ (the) hand of |
יְהוָ֑ה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
עַֽל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | to |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
אֲשֶׁ֖ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | that |
יַחְפֹּ֣ץ |
yach.Potz | H2654 | HVqi3ms | he desires |
יַטֶּֽ/נּוּ |
ya.Te./nu | H5186 | HVhi3ms/Sp3ms | he turns/ it |
- H2654 — חָפֵץ (châphêts, khaw-fates'): a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
- H6388 — פֶּלֶג (peleg, peh'-leg): from פָּלַג; a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation); river, stream.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- as — Psalms 74:15, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 114:3, Psalms 114:5, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 44:27, Revelation 16:4, Revelation 16:12
- The king's — Ezra 7:27-28, Nehemiah 1:11, Nehemiah 2:4, Psalms 105:25, Psalms 106:46, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 20:24, Daniel 4:35, Acts 7:10
Reciprocal references (36): Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 47:6, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:6, 1 Samuel 19:23, 2 Kings 7:7, 2 Kings 8:6, 2 Kings 25:27, 2 Chronicles 18:31, 2 Chronicles 33:13, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:22, Nehemiah 2:8, Esther 4:8, Esther 5:2, Psalms 105:19, Proverbs 19:21, Proverbs 29:26, Jeremiah 15:11, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah 38:10, Jeremiah 39:12, Jeremiah 40:5, Jeremiah 52:31, Ezekiel 21:21, Mark 14:15, Mark 15:26, Acts 7:23, Revelation 17:17
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
- Nave’s: GOD, HEART, IRRIGATION, RULERS
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