 | Thomas Boston - 1755 - عدد الصفحات: 318
...the moft cafual Things, are foreordained of God : • Prov. xxi. r. ' The king's heart is in the hand of° * the Lord, as the rivers of water : he turneth it * whitherfoever he will.' Chap. xvi. 33. ' The lot ' is cart into the lap : but the whole difpofing there' of is of the... | |
 | John Leland - 1769 - عدد الصفحات: 554
...aflerted in the facred Writings. Thus it is declared, Prov. xxi. i. The Kings Heart is in the Hand of the Lord, as the Rivers of Water ; he turneth it whitherfoever he 'will. The Hearts of all Men are in the Hands of God, but thofe of Kings are particularly mentioned,... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1782 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...is in the * Matt. x. 29. ii Sam. ii. 6, 7. ^ Dan. ii. 2i, § Amos iv. 7, Sec. || Prov. xxi. i. hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water* He turneth it whitherfoever he wllh Ambitious and wicked men are often fpoken of as the inftruments of divine providence*, Arife,... | |
 | 1788 - عدد الصفحات: 598
...evil ; fo An ftripes the inward parts of the belly. C c CHAP. XXI. TH E king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whitherfoever he Will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : but the Lord pondereth the hearts. 3 To do juftice... | |
 | Louis de Marolles - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 224
...whatever impreffions C 165 ) ifnpreffions he may have received to the contrary. The heart of kings is in the hands of the Lord, as the rivers of water; he turneth them whitherfoever he will, according to the different defigns which he has formed concerning thofe... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 322
...had trembled at the aufterity of Ahafuerus, is now amazed at his munificence. Surely the king's heart is in the hands of the LORD, as the rivers of water — He turneth it, whitherfoever He will. The wife queen thinks it not good to make her requetl too fuddenly. Well aware of the importance... | |
 | 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 538
...the king, and conlequently of all men, that is, their will, by which they act freely, is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water ; he turneth it whitherfoever he will ; that he worketh in men to will and to do, according to his good pleafure ; that he gives a heart,... | |
 | Robert Leighton - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 360
...and minds, doth the Lord rule ; this is very clear from the words of Solomon"1, " The king's heart is in the hands of the Lord ; as the rivers of water he turneth it, whithersoever he will ;" this holds true in reference to good kings ; hence the king and prophet David",... | |
 | John Callaway - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 110
...sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. Proverbs, xxi. 1. The king's heart is in the hands of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. " Rivers of water;"—rather " water-course." After all the ingenuity bestowed... | |
 | 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 206
...and make all human conduct subservient to the Divine counsels. The wise man says "the king's heart is in the hands of the Lord, as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he will;" and the same must be true of every human heart, otherwise God could not accomplish... | |
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The king's heart is in the hands of the Lord, as the rivers of water ; he turneth it whithersoever he will. 
