Proverbs 21:1

¹The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.a

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Proverbs 21 is a dense collection of wisdom sayings that probe the inner life of the heart against the backdrop of God's sovereign rule. The chapter repeatedly contrasts human self-deception with divine justice, showing that no amount of cleverness, wealth, or self-will can outma

References· Proverbs 21

a: v.1 — Proverbs 16:9, Ezra 6:22, Proverbs 20:24, Acts 7:10, Proverbs 16:1, Ezra 7:27-28, Daniel 4:35, Psalms 106:46, Isaiah 43:19, Nehemiah 2:4
b: v.2 — Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 16:25, Luke 16:15, Jeremiah 17:10, 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 30:12, Proverbs 24:12, Psalms 36:2, James 1:22, Luke 18:11-12
c: v.3 — 1 Samuel 15:22, Hosea 6:6, Proverbs 15:8, Micah 6:6-8, Mark 12:33, Jeremiah 7:21-23, Isaiah 1:11-17, Psalms 50:8
d: v.5 — Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 13:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Ephesians 4:28, Proverbs 27:23-27, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 20:21
e: v.9 — Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 27:15-16, Proverbs 25:24, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 17:1, Proverbs 15:17
f: v.11 — Proverbs 19:25, Proverbs 18:15, Acts 5:5, Proverbs 9:9, Deuteronomy 21:21, Proverbs 18:1, Deuteronomy 13:11, Psalms 64:7-9, Proverbs 1:5, Hebrews 2:1-3
g: v.17 — Proverbs 23:21, 1 Timothy 5:6, 2 Timothy 3:4, Proverbs 5:10-11, Proverbs 21:20, Luke 16:24-25, Luke 15:13-16
h: v.18 — Proverbs 11:8, Isaiah 43:3-4, Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Peter 3:18, Isaiah 55:8-9
i: v.19 — Proverbs 21:9, Psalms 55:6-7, Psalms 120:5-6, Jeremiah 9:2
j: v.20 — Matthew 25:3-4, Psalms 112:3, Ecclesiastes 5:19, Proverbs 15:6, Ecclesiastes 7:11, Luke 15:14, Proverbs 10:22, Matthew 6:19-20, Ecclesiastes 10:19, Luke 6:45
k: v.21 — Matthew 5:6, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Proverbs 22:4, Hebrews 12:14, Proverbs 15:9, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22, Isaiah 51:1, 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Timothy 4:7-8
l: v.23 — Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 17:27-28, James 1:26, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 10:19, James 3:2-13
m: v.30 — Proverbs 19:21, Acts 5:39, Jeremiah 9:23, Isaiah 14:27, 1 Corinthians 3:19-20, Isaiah 8:9-10, Acts 4:27-28, Isaiah 46:10-11, Isaiah 7:5-7, 1 Peter 2:8
n: v.31 — Psalms 20:7, Isaiah 31:1, Psalms 33:17-18, Psalms 147:10, Psalms 68:20, Psalms 3:3, Psalms 3:8, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Psalms 144:10, Jeremiah 3:23

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