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Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he (A)turns it wherever he will.

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Proverbs 21:1
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The Lord Considers the Heart

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

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